Author Archives: tanya brown

Non-Profit Offers Helping Hand to Sick, Injured Farmers

Posted on December 6, 2010 by tanya brown

For more than 100 family farms in the upper Midwest, Farm Rescue has been a lifesaver. Built on the premise of farmers helping farmers, Farm Rescue provides assistance to producers who have experienced illness, injury or the effects of a … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Service Center Closed Due to Fire

Posted on December 3, 2010 by tanya brown

The Farm Service Agency's Campbellsville Service Center in Kentucky is temporarily closed due to a fire. All Campbellsville customers should contact or go to the Greensburg Service Center for assistance. The Greensburg Service Center is located at 101 Industrial Park, … Continue reading →

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Farm Bill Boosts Organic Farming Research

Posted on December 3, 2010 by tanya brown

The 2008 Farm Bill has created an increase in new organic farming research. Unlike the 1980s when researchers would be ridiculed for studying organic farming, today it is widely acknowledged as more organic farmers look for ways to use natural … Continue reading →

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Judge Rules to Uproot Genetically Modified Sugar Beet Seed Plants

Posted on December 3, 2010 by tanya brown

A California judge has ordered the uprooting of genetically modified sugar beets, citing a risk for environmental harm. In a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White ruled that the USDA’s decision in September to allow planting … Continue reading →

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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for December

Posted on December 2, 2010 by tanya brown

The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for December. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.250, which is unchanged from November, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year commodity and … Continue reading →

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Deadline to Apply for Disaster Program Quickly Approaching

Posted on November 30, 2010 by tanya brown

Producers of rice, upland cotton, soybeans and sweet potatoes have a little more than a week to apply for assistance for 2009 losses under the Crop Assistance Program. Nearly $550 million in disaster assistance is available for eligible losses due … Continue reading →

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FSA Provides Help to Kewa Pueblo Destroyed by Storms

Posted on November 30, 2010 by tanya brown

Farmers and ranchers from Kewa Pueblo affected by three major storms this past summer received much needed information on Farm Service Agency programs from the staff of New Mexico’s FSA.  A workshop was held on Nov. 16 to provide information … Continue reading →

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Texas FSA Fills Teaching Gap in School District

Posted on November 29, 2010 by tanya brown

 Juan Garcia, state executive director, explains the cycle of production agriculture to the students.   When Terri Trevino heard that the agriculture program in the Calvert Independent School District in Texas might be suspended due to the lack of an … Continue reading →

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Great Lakes Area Sees Hike in Farmland Values

Posted on November 29, 2010 by tanya brown

States in the Great Lakes region have seen a 10 percent increase in farmland values in the third quarter of 2010. Farmland values in Iowa increased 13 percent compared to the same quarter last year while Indian land values went … Continue reading →

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Montana Meetings to Educate Residents About FSA Programs

Posted on November 29, 2010 by tanya brown

Farm Service Agency programs and the financial support they provide to farmers are important to Montana residents in rural areas, according to the Montana Farmers Union. The group will hold two meetings — Dec. 15 and 16 — in Browning … Continue reading →

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