WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous Conservation …
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USDA Offers Low Interest Physical-Loss Loans and Designates Primary Natural Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the availability of low-interest physical loss loans through the USDA Farm Service Agency for producers affected by recent severe weather conditions, including tornadoes, …
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USDA has announced the sign up for the grassland conservation reserve program which ends June 28th 2024. Grassland CRP, offered by the Farm Service Agency, is a voluntary working lands …
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with FarmRaise, today launched a new, online Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) Decision Tool. The …
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Legislation Would Require the FSA to Make Quarterly Updates to LIP Payment Rates
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to offer producers fairer market prices for livestock disaster assistance programs. The LIP Payment Improvement Act would require the …
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Feedlots Under 1,000 Head Lose FSA Environmental Exemption
by Andy SchwabMedium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations receiving USDA loans will be required to have an environmental assessment after a federal court on Tuesday vacated part of a 2016 Farm Service Agency …
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President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Maureen Wicks as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director for Montana. FSA State Executive Directors …
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Farmers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA Commodity Safety Net Programs
by Colter BrownAgricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2022 crop year have until March 15, 2022, to …
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2021 Sign-Up Open for Soil Health and Income Protection Program
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for announcing that producers in South Dakota and other Prairie Pothole states can now sign …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is temporarily restricting in-person visits for numerous Service Centers in Montana and Wyoming because of elevated rates of coronavirus community spread, but USDA employees …