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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Agriculture Department leaders are offering the nation’s rice producers a look at the $250 million assistance program expected later this year and giving them a chance to start filling out their applications before the program is officially announced.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency has rolled out a new direct loan application that will require interested producers to fill out less than half the paperwork.
A USDA announcement detailed a new way for Farm Service Agency employees to take a more proactive approach to service accruing debt as producers face challenges in meeting payment requirements.
Borrowers in danger of losing their farms due to hefty sums of money owed to the Department of Agriculture received about $800 million in relief Tuesday.
FSA on Monday launched 2023 enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program, the farm bill safety net tool that issues payments when production margins fall below a level set by producers during enrollment.
The Agriculture Department plans to loosen up existing Conservation Reserve Program rules by allowing participants to request termination of their CRP contract if they are in their final year of the agreement.
Producers looking to make their way into organic agriculture have until October to seek financial assistance from a pair of Department of Agriculture grant programs.
Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are raising concerns the Biden administration is putting too much emphasis on promoting climate-related ag practices, with one GOP member suggesting the policy was increasing food prices.