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USDA to Issue More than $235 Million to Farmers Hit by Natural Disasters, Including Hurricane Milton

Dan October 30, 2024 Crop Insurance, Economy, Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP), Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Hurricane, USDA-FSA

Assistance includes $143 million for crop and forestry losses due to Hurricane Milton, $92 million to offset grazing losses due to drought and wildfire in 2022 (USDA-FSA/WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2024) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing payments this week to agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters, including $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impacted by …

Ritenour Receives Two Honors
An expert in postharvest technology for Florida’s fresh produce industry recently received two honors in one week. Mark Ritenour’s professional colleagues with the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) named him a fellow at the society’s annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. He also began his role as associate director for the University of Florida Institute of […]
Dundee Citrus Growers Association Celebrates 100 Years
Dundee Citrus Growers Association has struggled with the same major setbacks as the rest of Florida’s citrus industry, including multiple freezes in the 1980s and HLB in this century. But Dundee, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, has not only survived but has become the state’s largest citrus cooperative. A recent video recounts the association’s […]

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