Category Archives: News

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking applications to fund projects that support the development of advanced biofuels. Up to $30 million in total funding will be given over the next three to four years to as many as five … Continue reading →

More and more farmers are working off of the farm in order to keep the farm. According to a report by USDA, farmers are taking on second jobs in order to make ends meet. Although it’s not a new trend, … Continue reading →

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a statement regarding the suspension of term limits for USDA’s Guaranteed Farm Operating Loan Program. The suspension, which is set to expire on Dec. 31, could limit the ability of some borrowers to continue obtaining … Continue reading →

A new online resource is available to farmers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts and beginning farmers interested in obtaining land. TIP Net is a website sponsored by the USDA Farm Service Agency designed to assist those who are … Continue reading →

The final in a series of joint antitrust workshops sponsored by USDA and the Department of Justice was held today to explore and discuss margins at various levels of the agriculture supply chain. "Today's open and transparent dialogue with farmers, … Continue reading →

Producers may be seeing more invasive weeds in the coming years as temperatures and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue to increase. According to Lewis Ziska, a crop systems and global change specialist with USDA Agricultural Research Service, temperature … Continue reading →

A judge’s ruling to uproot genetically modified sugar beet plants has been postponed by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The ruling allows the plants, which will be used to produce seeds for the 2012 sugar beet crop, to remain in … Continue reading →

Price volatility and farmer profitability will be discussed during the upcoming public meetings of the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee. The meetings — which will be held Dec. 14-16 and Jan.11-12 at the USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C. — will help … Continue reading →

The Farm Service Agency's Campbellsville Service Center in Kentucky is temporarily closed due to a fire. All Campbellsville customers should contact or go to the Greensburg Service Center for assistance. The Greensburg Service Center is located at 101 Industrial Park, … Continue reading →

The 2008 Farm Bill has created an increase in new organic farming research. Unlike the 1980s when researchers would be ridiculed for studying organic farming, today it is widely acknowledged as more organic farmers look for ways to use natural … Continue reading →