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Washington — U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the Cover Crop Flexibility Act …

Yesterday, the United States Department Agriculture (USDA) notified the Department of Commerce of an additional need for sugar in the U.S. market of 200,000 short tons raw value (STRV) of …

The Government of Accountability Office recently published their annual report of improper payments for fiscal year of 2019. The agency reported improper payment estimates for that fiscal year totaled about …

Senators across Northern Ag Network country signed a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue concerning the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to lift the ban on fresh …

CHEYENNE (FEBRUARY 24, 2020) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the Wyoming hemp regulatory plan and has granted authority to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) …

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in Prairie Pothole states to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three …

The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association held their Winter Thaw Conference in Billings February 22nd. The nice weather brought a lot of ranchers come to town to discuss cattle markets and tools …

ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) — USDA’s initial outlook for 2020 crops projects higher acreage for both corn and soybeans — taking up a significant amount of last year’s prevented planting acres …

Natalie Sturm, a senior studying agroecology in MSU’s Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems program in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, was one of 20 …