Oct. 22, 2025
Policy Updates: Over $3 billion in farm aid to be released by USDA after shutdown freeze
Oct. 21, 2025
USDA Confirms: Trump Administration to Resume FSA Operations, Frozen ALC/PLC Payments for Farmers on Thursday
FSA operations will resume on Thursday to distribute ARC/PLC payments through the Commodity Credit Corporation. (CCC). Sources report that the administration is planning to release more than $3 billion in aid to U.S. farmers that had been frozen as a result of the government shutdown.
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Citrus Freeze Coverage
We offer both Grower & Packer Citrus Freeze | LEARN MORECitrus Freeze Coverage
The Grower Citrus Freeze insurance policy is an annual policy which protects citrus growers against yield losses due to internal or external damage caused by freeze while the fruit is on the trees.
Packer Citrus Freeze covers losses in packing revenue incurred by the packer. This policy can cover the shortfall of a specific number of cartons as selected by the packer directly caused by freeze which prevents the citrus from meeting standards such as fresh marketable citrus. Contact us for more details.
Raisin Reconditioning
We offer Raisin Reconditioning insurance. | LEARN MORERaisin Reconditioning
The Raisin Reconditioning policy reimburses growers for the extra expense of wash and dry reconditioning directly due to rainfall while on trays in the insured vineyard during the insurance period. The policy will reimburse you for slipping, turning, or other field expense incurred by the grower due to the direct rainfall on the trays. It does not insure against lost production or decrease in the value of raisins, other than an allowance for shrinkage. Contact us for more details.
Almond Extra Price
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The almond extra price policy allows the grower to purchase more $ coverage per pound of $.25, $.35, $.50, or $.75 cents per lb above the MPCI insurance price. Contact us for more details.
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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 10.01.2025
- They did it: Lawmakers persuade Newsom on fuel development Policy and the West: California Legislature’s last-ditch attempt to boost drilling in Kern County gains the governor’s signature.
- USDA names Arizona as test site for New World screwworm
- USDA Releases Fruit And Tree Nuts Outlook Report
- Government shutdown hits farmers: What you need to know
- Nearly half USDA workforce to be furloughed in shutdown
- USDA Migrates Data Archive to New Website, Dropping Cornell’s Mann Library
- First New World screwworm drug receives FDA conditional approval
- USDA ‘Prepared’ for Looming Government Shutdown, Layoffs Possible
- Drought Deepens Across the US, Affects Pasture and Range Quality
- History & Tough Reality: When Payments Do More Harm Than Good, Consider Other Options
- What Marketing Lessons Can Farmers Learn From the Past Two Years?
- A Farmer’s Guide to Cash Rent Calculations and Negotiations
- First-Generation Farmers Set for Day of Reckoning as Agriculture Crisis Deepens?
- Justice Department And USDA Coordinate To Protect Competition In Agricultural Inputs
- Rollins: USDA is prepared for shutdown
- DOJ, USDA to Examine Rising Farm Input Costs
- Justice Department And USDA Coordinate To Protect Competition In Agricultural Inputs
- USDA: Rural Obesity Rates Exceeded Urban Obesity Rates
- Ag Economy | Breaking Down the 4 Biggest Challenges Facing the Ag Economy
- Old tractors find new purpose in auger duty
- Crop Progress Report 09.29.2025 (PDF)
- Agriculture Secretary Announces Major Crops Purchase, Antitrust Efforts at Kansas City Conference
- Rollins Rules Out Payment Program for Building Cattle Herds
- Rollins previews USDA’s beef industry revitalization plan
- Seed companies: Who owns what in the Northeast and Midwest?
- USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
- Survey High: 91% of Ag Economists Say Crop Sector in Recession, Losses Likely Through 2026
- Use AI to measure real-time crop health
- Are you working for the weekend – or through it?
- Major agrichemical companies unveiled upcoming products at the 2025 Farm Progress Show, offering new solutions for weed, pest and disease control in crops.
- Own an ag drone? Keep these three essentials on hand
- Breaking Down the 4 Biggest Challenges Facing the Ag Economy
- Highlights From The 14th Annual Women In Agribusiness Summit
- USDA Releases Map Showing Participation Of SNAP, 12% Use The Program
Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 09.23.2025
- Global Demand Rises for California Figs, Met with Ideal Growing Conditions
- Nation’s Largest Fig Grower Embraces Exciting New Variety
- U.S. Blueberries ‘Go Big’ on Domestic & Global Marketing, California Hit a Sweet Spot
- Getting American Pistachios Exempt from Mexico’s “Unhealthy” Snack Tax
- Grain prices still on their heels
- Widespread Rat Infestation in Orchards & Vineyards, CAPCA on Tools & Resources Moving Ahead
- Honeybee Worries Pt 1
- Crop Progress Report 09.23.2025 (PDF)
- Taxlink | One Big Beautiful Bill Transforms Farm Planning
- AGCO Pursues Appeal in Repair Case | AGCO Seeks Rare Appeal in FTC’s Right-to-Repair Lawsuit Against John Deere
- USDA Press Release 09.21.2025 | Mexico Confirms Case of New World Screwworm in Nuevo Leon
- Threat Looms as Screwworm Nears US
- DTN Oil Update | Oil Prices Soften as Oversupply Woes Take Center Stage
- 4 reasons for farm financial hope at harvest
- Advantages and challenges for confinement cattle
- How Immigration Crackdowns Are Impacting America’s Farmworkers
- Farmers Report Grim Economic Outlook
- New AccuWeather Climate Analysis Reveals US Flooding Events Are Significantly Increasing
- Study Finds Farmers Who Adopted Conservation Practices Drop Them Over Time
- Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Responds To Latest Screwworm Development In Mexico
- USDA Releases Map Showing The Presence Of On-Farm Markets
- National Farm Safety and Health Week: “Safety first – Avoid the worst”
- Negative Crop Margins: Sec. Rollins Explains Three Thresholds For Farmer Payments
- New Study: How PFAS Uptake Differs Among Crops
- Farm Aid Celebrates 40 Years of Supporting Family Farmers
- States brace for surge in ‘Make America Healthy Again’ legislation
- Crop Insurance Without Borders: A Global Perspective
- New PepsiCo and Unilever Initiative Helps Farmers Adopt Regenerative Ag Practices
- Ag Lender Warns Farm Finances Under Greatest Stress Since the 1980s
- USDA Terminates Redundant Food Insecurity Survey
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REPORTS & GOVERNMENT
09.09.2025
Farm bill faces uncertain future as deadline nears
Tariff Revenue Could Fund Farm Aid in Farm Bill 2.0, Says Ag Committee Chairman
House, Senate Ag Chairmen Considering Market Aid for Farmers
08.12.2025
Clock ticking on Farm Bill 2.0
08.07.2025
‘Farm Bill 2.0’ next on House Ag Committee agenda
07.24.2025
‘Skinny’ farm bill by end of September? Fat chance, some say
What farmers need to know about the ‘skinny’ farm bill proposal
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