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Dairy Producers Must Submit MILC Documentation by Nov. 1
Dairy producers participating in the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program must submit final production evidence and any supporting documentation by Nov. 1, 2013. Documentation must be submitted for all eligible months that MILC payments were available, which include fiscal … Continue reading
Census of Agriculture Delayed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will delay the publication of the 2012 Census of Agriculture due to the recent lapse in federal funding. The publication was originally scheduled to be released on Feb. 4, 2014. A new release date had … Continue reading
Man Sentenced for FSA Loan Fraud
A man has been sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $163,000 for selling cattle, hay and other equipment pledged as collateral for several loans from the Farm Service Agency. Patrick Charles Thomas, 55, pleaded guilty to … Continue reading
Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for October
The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for October 2013. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is unchanged from September 2013, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year … Continue reading
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FSA Working to Provide Service to Farmers, Ranchers After Lapse in Funding
The Farm Service Agency is in the process of an orderly start-up of farm program and loan activities. The Congressional lapse in funding created a backlog in requests and service delivery. We are committed to a proactive and customer-focused approach … Continue reading
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Some USDA Reports Canceled or Postponed Due to Lapse in Federal Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the World Agricultural Outlook Board have canceled or postponed several statistical reports due to the lapse in federal funding. The Crop Production and Cotton Ginnings reports along with the World Agricultural Supply and Demand … Continue reading
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New U.S-Japan Partnership Opens Organic Market Across the Pacific
The United States and Japan formed a partnership this week that will recognize the two organic programs as equivalent. Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, organic products certified in Japan or the U.S. may be sold as organic in either country. The … Continue reading
USDA Awards Grant to Provide Safety Training to Youth Ag Workers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a grant to make it safer for young people working on farms. The department awarded a $600,000 grant to Penn State to create a national training curriculum to reduce injuries and hazards to … Continue reading
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USDA Wants Input on how all Sectors of Agriculture can Coexist
The U.S. Department of Agriculture soon will publish a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on how the coexistence of all sectors of agricultural production can be strengthened. From traditionally produced crops, to organic, identity preserved and genetically … Continue reading
Grain Bin Engulfments Kill in Less Than 60 Seconds
Five seconds. That is how quickly a worker can become engulfed in flowing grain and be unable to get out. Sixty seconds. That is how quickly a worker can be completely submerged in flowing grain. More than half of all … Continue reading
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