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Federal Register Publications & Related Documents * Careers Toggle sub menu for Careers * Climate-Smart Agriculture and Farm Loan Programs * Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) Program * Highly Fractionated Indian Land Loan Program (HFIL) * Indian Tribal Land Acquisition Loan Program * Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) * Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) * Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP 2024) * Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) * Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) * Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP) * Transition Incentives Program * Water-Saving Commodities (WSC) Program * 2023/2024 Supplemental Disaster Assistance * Disaster Set-Aside Program (DSA) * Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) * Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) * Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) * Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) * Emergency Relief Program (ERP) * Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) * Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) 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Reports * Financial Management Information * Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) # Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) 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 helps specialty crop producers offset higher marketing costs related to: * Tenderness and perishability of specialty crops like fruits, vegetables, floriculture, nursery crops and herbs; * Specialized handling and transport equipment with temperature and humidity control; * Packaging to prevent damage; * Moving perishables to market quickly; and MASC covers the following commercially marketed specialty crops grown in the US: * Vegetables (including dry edible beans and peas, mushrooms, and vegetable seed); * Nursery crops, Christmas trees, and floriculture; * Culinary and medicinal herbs and spices; and * Honey, hops, maple sap, tea, turfgrass, and grass seed.
Common examples of specialty crops can be found onUSDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s specialty crop definition webpage.
Eligible producers or legal entities must: * Have an average adjusted gross income (AGI) of less than $900,000 for tax years 2021, 2022, and 2023, unless the producer or legal entity’s average adjusted gross farm income is at least 75 percent of their average AGI; * Be in the business of producing a specialty crop at the time of application and be entitled to an ownership share and share in the risk of producing a specialty crop that will be sold in calendar year 2025; * Be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under state law, Indian Tribe or Tribal Organization, or a foreign person or foreign entity who meets certain eligibility requirements; * Comply with the provisions of the “Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation” regulations, often called the conservation compliance provisions; and * Not have a controlled substance violation.
* Deadline to apply: Jan. 10, 2025 Eligible producers or legal entities must submit a complete Form FSA-1140(FSA-1140-Spanish) MASC Application to any FSA county office by Jan. 10, 2025.
Additionally, instructions for FSA-1140(Instrucciones para FSA-1140) are available. FSA staff at your local USDA Service Center will work with you to file your application.
MASC applicants, established and new, must also submit the following information to FSA if not already on file at the time of application: * Form FSA-1141 (FSA-1141-Spanish), _Marketing Assistance For Specialty Crops (MASC) New Producer Expected Sales Worksheet_ * Instructions for FSA-1141 (Instrucciones para FSA-1141) * Form AD-2047,_Customer Data Worksheet. _ * Form CCC-902,_Farm Operating Plan_ for an individual or legal entity.
* Form CCC-941, _Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information. _ * Form CCC-942**,**_Certification of Income from Farming, Ranching and Forestry Operations_, if applicable, for the producer and members of entities.
* A highly erodible land conservation (sometimes referred to as HELC) and wetland conservation certification (Form AD-1026_) Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification_. FSA may request other documentation to support reported specialty crop sales. Review the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops fact sheet for more detailed information about the application process and required documentation.
FSA will issue MASC payments after the end of the application period. If demand for MASC payments exceeds available funding, MASC payments may be prorated, and the payment limitation of $900,000 may be lowered. If additional funding is available after MASC payments are issued, FSA may issue an additional payment.
For established specialty crop growers, those who certify crop sales in 2023 or 2024, FSA will calculate MASC payments based on the producer’s total specialty crop sales for the calendar year elected by the producer. Payments for new producers will be based on their expected 2025 calendar year sales and must submit FSA-1141(FSA-1141-Spanish), _Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) New Producer Expected Sales Worksheet.
_ Additionally, instructions for FSA-1140(Instrucciones para FSA-1140) are available. **Jan. 6, 2025** News Release: USDA Increases Funding for New Specialty Crop Program; Reminds Producers of Upcoming Deadlines * El USDA aumenta la financiación del nuevo programa de cultivos especializados y recuerda a los productores las próximas fechas límite **Dec.
9, 2024** News Release: New Marketing Assistance Now Available for Specialty Crop Producers * Nueva asistencia de comercialización ahora disponible para productores de cultivos especializados **April 29, 2025** News Release: USDA to Issue $1.
3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second Marketing Assistance Program Payment Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops Fact Sheet * Programa de Asistencia de Comercialización para Cultivos Especiales (MASC) * Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops Frequently Asked Questions Jan 6, 2025 Notice of Funding Availability Dec 10, 2024 Notice of Funding Availability Dec. 17, 2024 Stakeholder Webinar Dec.
10, 2024 Stakeholder Briefing Nov. 20, 2024 Stakeholder Briefing USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Quick Stats Webpage USDA Risk Management Agency Actuarial Information Browser USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Webpage ## For Farmers and Ranchers * Find Loans and Other Programs Stay up to date on the latest from FSA * Non-Discrimination Statement
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible producers or legal entities must have an average adjusted gross income (AGI) of less than $900,000 for tax years 2021, 2022, and 2023 (unless farm income is at least 75% of AGI), and be in the business of produ…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) is funded by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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