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Farmers produced record-breaking corn and soybean crops in 2009, according to final production numbers released today by USDA. The soybean crop broke records for planted and harvested area as well as for yield and production, while corn yields reached an … Continue reading →

Florida’s citrus and vegetable crops have been the focus of a recent deep freeze blanketing the South, but according to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, the effects can be felt as far west as Louisiana and Texas. Listen to the report

A testing system that can be used to genetically indicate cattle growth rates, disease resistance, milk productivity, and health and longevity has been purchased by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. The test, developed by San Francisco-based Fluidigm Corp., will help … Continue reading →

The Canadian cold front that brought blizzard-like conditions across North and South Dakota and pushed through the western Corn Belt are scheduled to hit Florida this weekend. Cold, high winds are expected for the Sunshine State beginning Friday. Farmers — … Continue reading →

USDA has already made more than $175 million in disaster payments to America’s livestock producers by implementing the Livestock Indemnity Program and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program. In a press release, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated that the new programs … Continue reading →

Nine counties in Montana have been designated as natural disaster areas by the USDA due to heavy freeze and cold weather that occurred Oct. 8-14, 2009. These counties along with several contiguous counties qualify for low interest emergency loans from … Continue reading →

USDA has designated five counties in Maine as primary disaster areas due to several weather-related disasters. Farmers and ranchers in Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Somerset Counties as well as several contiguous counties are eligible for low interest emergency loans … Continue reading →

Another county in Wyoming has been designated a disaster area by USDA. Farm operators in Platte County and several counties contiguous to Platte are eligible for low interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency due to hailstorms that occurred … Continue reading →

Big Horn and Park Counties in Wyoming have been designated primary natural disaster areas by the USDA due to a freeze that occurred last October. Several contiguous counties as well as nearby counties in Montana also qualify for natural disaster … Continue reading →

USDA and the United States Trade Representative issued a joint statement yesterday expressing disappointment with the decision by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan to bar the import of certain U.S. beef and beef products. In the statement, Deputy United States Trade Representative … Continue reading →