FPPA NEWS
USDA to provide approximately $6 billion to commodity and special crop producers impacted by 2020 and 2021 natural disasters
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and value losses. “For over two years, farmers and ranchers across the country have been hard … Read More
2022 Southern Peanut Growers Conference
The 23nd Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference will be held July21-23, 2022 at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. Read More
Scholarship Money Available
The Florida Peanut Producers Association is pleased to announce the opening of their 2022 Scholarship Award Program, effective May 2022. Two $1,200 scholarships will be awarded to deserving high school seniors and/or college students. The applicant or someone in the family must be a peanut grower in Florida, not necessarily a member of the FPPA. Each winner will receive $600 when the scholarship winners are announced. The remaining $600 will … Read More