FSA county committee nomination period underway
Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 1 to nominate eligible candidates to serve on local Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees. [...]
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06, 2016
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05, 2016
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund aims to help agribusinesses
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the launch of a new private investment fund that can potentially [...]
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05, 2016
New loan programs help small farmers, ranchers
A new way of financing portable storage and handling equipment for farmers and ranchers has been announced by the United [...]
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04, 2016
Vilsack attends meeting to talk TPP
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with agricultural ministers from the G-7 group of major industrialized nations to [...]
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04, 2016
Number of organic farms continues to grow
After a decade of continued growth, organic farms still remain on the rise, according to new data from the U.S. [...]
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03, 2016
Cover crops increase yields, survey shows
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) surveyed more than 1,200 farmers on their use of cover crops in 2015. Their results [...]
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03, 2016
Beef returns to American’s dinner tables
According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Americans will eat an estimated 54.3 pounds of red meat [...]
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03, 2016
Surplus of 2016 peanuts could overwhelm warehouse space
If peanut farmers produce as many peanuts in 2016 as they did in 2015, there will not be enough room [...]
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03, 2016
Cuban relationship expected to grow with U.S. ag
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made several announcements on his trip to Cuba this week, fostering further collaboration between the [...]
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03, 2016
Irrigation improvement assistance available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) program is providing financial assistance for farmers, ranchers and [...]