Jess Blatchford farms in Baker County, Oregon. He enrolled in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA) in which USDA provided $11 billion to eligible row crop producers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. Among his 2,100 acres are about 600 acres of potatoes, which are a specialty crop, and enrolled in the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Program (ASCF). USDA provided $1.625 billion to specialty crop producers for the 2026 growing season as an extension of the FBA program.
In this clip: Jess walks through one of his potato fields. The crops were impacted by frost damage but will recover.
6/15/2026 footage by USDA/Kirsten Strough
| Date Taken: | 06.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2026 11:05 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1012216 |
| VIRIN: | 260615-P-UI255-7350 |
| Filename: | DOD_111797866 |
| Length: | 00:00:37 |
| Location: | BAKER CITY, OREGON, US |
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