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WASHINGTON, June 15, 2015 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that eligible producers may now formally enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price …

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that incentives will resume this summer for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners interested in growing and harvesting …

Bozeman, Mont., May 27, 2015—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners can now do business with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through a new …

BOZEMAN, May 21, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Montana Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Bruce Nelson, today announced that farmers and ranchers still have time to …

by Chris Clayton,  DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) — Iowa is facing a crisis trying to destroy and dispose of roughly 23 million birds from poultry operations infected with …

by Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor If you are a commodity producer, chances are you've been dealing with this issue for several years with the Farm Service Agency and …

  Bozeman, Mont. — In a letter to the delegations of both Idaho and Montana, Trout Unlimited urged the return of 16,000 acres of prime, high-country habitat to hunters and …

by Marcia Zarley Taylor, DTN Executive Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) — Crop insurance abuse continues to plague the Prairie Pothole states, despite the Risk Management Agency's best efforts since 1999 to …

by Kevin Opsahl While you might picture a farmer as a man wearing overalls and a cowboy hat, women are now playing a much more prominent role on the farm …

by Carey Gillam (Reuters) – U.S. regulators will put new restrictions on the world's most widely used herbicide to help address the rapid expansion of weeds resistant to the chemical, …