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Iowa North Dakota New York Vermont Pennsylvania Kentucky California Florida Nebraska Minnesota Oklahoma USDA · SDRP Second Payment & Extended Deadline USDA issued a second supplemental disaster payment and extended the SDRP window into August. Producers with unresolved 2023 or 2024 losses still have time. Read more → |
USDA & EXIM · Export Finance Partnership USDA and the Export-Import Bank launched a new export finance partnership aimed at expanding opportunities for agricultural exporters and processors. |
USDA · Nearly $20M for Farm to School Awards USDA announced nearly $20 million in FY2026 Farm to School support — institutional local-food channels are still getting federal attention. Read more → |
| 1. | New federal money this week — CIG, BFRDP, and the Regenerative Pilot Program are worth a look before June deadlines tighten. | | 2. | Iowa readers — Focus on the three live beginning farmer finance tools — don't stop at Dairy Innovation. | | 3. | New York and North Dakota — Both have multi-opportunity clusters worth opening immediately. | | 4. | California organic producers — The two CCOF programs are still among the strongest private opportunities in the list. | | 5. | Cover crop growers — Move on Farmers for Soil Health while enrollment is live and technical support is available. |
| Specialty Crop Block Grant Program | Open through Jun 8 — contact your state ag dept now | | Farmers Market Promotion Program | Closes Jun 5 | | Local Food Promotion Program | Closes Jun 5 | | Acer Access and Development Program | Still open — Jun 22 arrives fast |
Grant Harvester · Issue 36 · Week of June 5, 2026
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Where to Invest $100,000 Right Now, According to Experts
Investors face a dilemma. When the S&P 500 finished its worst quarter since 2022 last month, diversifiers like bonds and bitcoin fell too.
Even with the turnaround in mid-April, analysts at Goldman Sachs and Vanguard have projected low-single-digit annualized returns from 2024-2034.
One answer that surfaced for a second time? Art.
It's what billionaires like Bezos and the Rockefellers have privately used to diversify for decades.
Appreciation. The ArtPrice100 Index outpaced the S&P 500 overall from 2000 to 2025
Low-correlation. The postwar contemporary segment has moved independently of traditional investments like stocks since ‘95.*
Resilience. A scarce, physical, and global asset class with decades of demonstrated demand.
Shares in new offerings can sell quickly but...
*According to Masterworks data. Investing involves risk. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. See important Reg A disclosures at masterworks.com/cd.
