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The Florida citrus crop was virtually unharmed by freezing weather that hit the state in January, according to the global crop supply and price forecast released yesterday by USDA. Based on the report, the Florida orange crop will be 1.6 … Continue reading →

Ziebach County in South Dakota has been designated a natural disaster area by the USDA due to the effects of freezing rain, snow, excessive rain, high winds, tornadoes, flash flooding and grasshopper infestation. Several other counties that are contiguous to … Continue reading →

USDA has designated 98 counties in Georgia as natural disaster areas due to excessive rainfall that began last September and has continued through the first quarter of 2010. Counties affected by the rainfall experienced the loss of several field crops … Continue reading →

The latest global crop supply and price forecast to be released Wednesday will show some interesting numbers, according to USDA Board Chairman Gerry Bange. Due to a slow harvest last year, the National Agricultural Statistics Service went back and resurveyed … Continue reading →

Staying true to his mission to revive rural America, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that utilities in seven states will receive funding through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program to create jobs and new business opportunities. “Providing … Continue reading →

The appeal for locally grown fruits and vegetables has made it possible for new farmers to get started without the huge costs or 1,000 acres of land. Iowa residents Matt Russell and Patrick Standley own a 110-acre farm they bought … Continue reading →

Indiana Hoosiers were recently motivated to check out what the Farm Service Agency has to offer during the Midwest Women in Ag Conference in Indianapolis. FSA State Executive Director Julia Wickard outlined programs offered by the agency and discussed the … Continue reading →

USDA will issue about $121 million in partial 2009-crop counter-cyclical payments to producers with upland cotton and peanut base acres. The announcement, made today by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, applies to producers enrolled in USDA’s Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment program. … Continue reading →

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today pledged an additional $10 million to assist California agricultural producers struggling to cope with three years of drought-related conditions. “With the challenges to California farmers caused by three years of drought, we are making available … Continue reading →

The Northeastern part of the country along with the Midwest and Great Plains could see more snow this month as meteorologists predict a much stormier and cooler March than normal. A high pressure system off the Canadian coast is keeping … Continue reading →