<div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><i>Melody Mcclary</i></div><div><i>President, Central Texas Young Farmers Coalition</i><br></div><div><a href="http://centraltexasyoungfarmers.org/" target="_blank">Visit the CTYFC Website</a></div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ct_yfc/" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram</a></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Coleman, Joshua - FPAC-FSA, TX</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:joshua.coleman@usda.gov">joshua.coleman@usda.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 8:10 AM<br>Subject: New Marketing Assistance Now Available for Specialty Crop Producers<br>To: <br></div><br><br>





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FSA is announcing the signup dates for Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC), which will provide specialty crop producers with financial assistance that will help them
 engage in activities that aid in expanding domestic specialty crop markets or in developing new markets for their crops.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/12-09-2024/new-marketing-assistance-now-available-specialty-crop-producers" target="_blank">New Marketing Assistance Now Available for Specialty
 Crop Producers | Farm Service Agency</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Joshua A. Coleman (He/Him)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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