Category Archives: News

A bill introduced in the House and Senate last Friday would trim the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition. Introduced by Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson and South Carolina Senator Mick Mulvaney, the bill is expected to save $139 billion … Continue reading →

Farm Service Agency employees from around the country were honored for their outstanding service last Friday during the 2011 Administrator’s Awards for Service to Agriculture. Several group and individual awards were given in six different categories that include civil rights … Continue reading →

FSA Administrator Bruce Nelson held a breakfast reception this morning in his office to personally thank awardees of the 2011 Administrator’s Award for Service to Agriculture. The awards program, which will be held today at 2 p.m. EDT. at the USDA … Continue reading →

The president’s recently proposed plan to cut the deficit would increase contribution amounts made by employees toward their retirement and eliminate Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuity supplement for new employees. The plan also would create a commission to help … Continue reading →

The Farm Service Agency is amending the fees charged and collected for guaranteed loans, effective Oct. 1, 2011. According to a Sept. 20 federal register notice, FSA currently charges a 1 percent fee of the guaranteed amount on all guaranteed … Continue reading →

Source: The Wall Street Journal

The federal government is looking to improve its websites and it needs the public’s input. Beginning today, the National Dialogue for Improving Federal Websites will launch a two-week online forum, allowing the public to submit and vote on ideas regarding … Continue reading →

by Val Dolcini, California state executive director   I recently joined local rice farmers during the wild rice harvest in northern California. The Sacramento Valley is the heart of California's rice industry and more than 95 percent of the state's … Continue reading →

Federal employees were spared once again during the first meeting of the congressional “super committee.” The committee — created as part of a deal to extend the debt ceiling — said little about federal salary freezes, furloughs or cutting government … Continue reading →

The deadline for producers to sign up for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program has been extended until Sept. 23. “BCAP is an effort that will create jobs and stimulate rural economies across the nation, and we want to make certain … Continue reading →