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Federal Workers Could be Fired for Non-Payment of Taxes
Federal employees who don’t pay taxes could end up being fired if a bill passed by the House this week is signed into law. Based on IRS records, 98,000 federal employees owed more than $1 billion in unpaid federal taxes … Continue reading
Additional 218 Counties Named Disaster Areas; Crop Insurance Deadline Extended
An additional 218 counties in 12 states have been named a primary natural disaster area due to the drought. The worsening drought has caused many producers to suffer, prompting Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to expand emergency haying and grazing on … Continue reading
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Today is Last Day to Submit 2012 County Committee Nominations
Today is the last day to submit nominations for the 2012 county committee elections. Farmers and ranchers may select themselves or others as candidates to sit on local county committees and help make important agricultural decisions. Members of the committee … Continue reading
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Additional 76 Counties Named Disaster Areas Due to Drought
An additional 76 counties in six states have been named a primary natural disaster area as the drought situation continues to worsen. For the 2012 crop year, 1,234 counties have been declared a disaster area by USDA due to the … Continue reading
One Week Left in FSA County Committee Nomination Period
Only one week remains in the nomination period for the 2012 county committee elections, giving farmers and ranchers just a few more days to select themselves or others as candidates to sit on their local county committee and help make … Continue reading
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USDA Bends Rules on Conservation Programs to Help Farmers, Livestock Producers Weather Drought
USDA announced additional steps to assist farmers and livestock producers suffering from one of the worst droughts seen in more than 70 years. During a media conference today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced changes to several conservation programs that will … Continue reading
Sign-Up for Highly Erodible Land Initiative Opens Today
Sign-up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the Conservation Reserve Program opens today, July 23, giving landowners an opportunity to receive rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers on eligible cropland. Croplands with an erodibility … Continue reading
USDA Officials Find Drought Tour ‘Sobering’
Agriculture officials toured the scorched farmlands of Indiana this week to view the devastation and show support to farmers. Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service Undersecretary Michael Scuse and Indiana FSA Executive Director Julia Wickard said what they saw was sobering … Continue reading
Additional 39 Counties in 8 States Declared Disaster Areas Due to Drought
Another 39 counties in eight states have been named primary natural disaster areas by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack due to drought. Last week, Vilsack announced a new process for declaring disaster areas, which fast-tracked 1,016 counties across the country into … Continue reading
Two Weeks Left in 2012 County Committee Nomination Period
Only two weeks remain in the nomination period for the 2012 county committee elections, giving farmers and ranchers just a few more days to select themselves or others as candidates to sit on their local county committee and help make … Continue reading
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