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: One of Jess’s potato fields.
6/15/2026 footage by USDA/Kirsten Strough
| Date Taken: | 06.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2026 11:22 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1012274 |
| VIRIN: | 260615-P-UI255-3774 |
| Filename: | DOD_111799114 |
| Length: | 00:01:39 |
| Location: | BAKER CITY, OREGON, US |
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