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- Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) - USDA Farm Service Agency
The Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program provides financial assistance to specialty crop producers to help them expand domestic markets or develop new markets for their crops
- MASC
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- USDA to Issue $1. 3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second . . .
First announced in December 2024, MASC authorized $2 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to assist specialty crop growers with rising input costs and aid in the expansion of domestic markets
- Update on MASC and SDRP aid - by Paul Neiffer
There is a delay on MASC payments and USDA has a landing page showing dates for SDRP We have gotten some questions about the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops timing on payments The first batch of payments were issued at the end of 2024 early 2025
- Second Round of Payments Sent to Specialty Crop Farmers
Applications for the program closed on January 10 Payments are handled through the Farm Service Agency MASC does not apply to row crops or livestock, focusing solely on specialty crops marketed for commercial sale The USDA says the effort supports farmers while ensuring a stable food supply
- Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops: A Closer Look
Applications are now open for USDA’s new $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program This initiative, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), aims to help specialty crop producers manage heightened marketing costs and expand both current and new markets
- USDA to Issue Second Round of MASC Funds
MASC funds are designed to help specialty crop producers meet costs related to the perishability of their crops, specialized handling transport equipment, packaging, moving product to market rapidly and labor
- USDA issues second round of MASC payments for specialty crop growers
U S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced a second round of payments is coming for specialty crop producers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program The program provides up to $1 3 billion in additional program assistance
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