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Seventeen states will receive a portion of the $11.76 million grant to help improve access to private lands for recreation through the USDA Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. The program encourages owners of privately held farm, ranch or … Continue reading →

Beginning this month, USDA will issue about $1.6 billion in annual Conservation Reserve Program rental payments and $3.8 billion in 2010 direct payments. The funds are generally issued during the first month of the new fiscal year. “These funds support … Continue reading →

Farmers in several states will be resurveyed in an effort to update the acreage, yield, production and stocks estimates for barley, oats, Durum wheat and other spring wheat. According to USDA, producers in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and … Continue reading →

An overview of the U.S. dairy industry shows a decline in the number of total milk cow operations within the past eight years. Despite this decline, the number of large operations has increased along with overall milk production, according to … Continue reading →

All wheat production totaled 2.22 billion bushels in 2010, a two percent drop from August estimates, but slightly ahead of 2009, according to a USDA Small Grains 2010 Summary report. The report, released today, shows a record-high yield of 46.7 … Continue reading →

The stink bug is quickly becoming the nuisance pest of the year. Once thought to be harmless to crops, the bug — which entered the United States 12 years ago — is damaging fruit, sweet corn and soybeans. Dairy farmers … Continue reading →

Extreme weather patterns are on the rise globally. With flooding, heat waves and excessive rainfall becoming the norm, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded that the rash of “whacky” weather is a result of climate change. Yet, legislators … Continue reading →