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Changes to Crop Insurance Will Provide Flexibility to Farmers

Posted on July 11, 2014 by tanya brown

The U.S. Department of Agriculture filed an interim rule this week allowing the department to move forward with changes to crop insurance provisions. The provisions provide better options for beginning farmers, allow producers to have enterprise units for irrigated and … Continue reading →

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County Committee Nomination Period Opens Sunday, June 15

Posted on June 11, 2014 by tanya brown

The nomination period for the 2014 county committee elections opens on Sunday, June 15. The nomination period — which runs through Aug. 1 — allows farmers and ranchers to select themselves or others as candidates to sit on the local … Continue reading →

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Farmers Ban Together to Help One in Need

Posted on June 4, 2014 by tanya brown

When Becky Fortenberry’s husband was hospitalized and diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the entire world fell on her shoulders. After years of making a living on their cotton farm in Lockney, Texas, her husband was no longer able to farm the … Continue reading →

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Ag Census State & County Profiles Available Now

Posted on June 4, 2014 by tanya brown

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released new 2012 Census of Agriculture profiles for all 50 states, Puerto Rico and more than 3,000 counties across the United States. The census — conducted every five years — is the only time the … Continue reading →

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Bouncing Back from Destruction

Posted on May 30, 2014 by tanya brown

By Dana Rogge, Missouri FSA Public Affairs Specialist When a tornado touched down in the rural southeast Missouri town of Puxico it sent some ranchers into survival mode.   David Smith, owner of Smith Farms was one of them. “It was … Continue reading →

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Drought Not Expected to Ease in May

Posted on May 9, 2014 by tanya brown

The month of May isn’t bringing any improvements to drought-stricken states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center. According to the agency’s monthly drought outlook, drought conditions will continue from the state of Washington to … Continue reading →

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Funding Available to Help With Agricultural Water Challenges

Posted on March 5, 2014 by tanya brown

In an effort to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners mitigate the impacts of drought, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make $6 million in grants available this year and up to $30 million over the next five years to … Continue reading →

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Farm Sector’s Financial Health Dependent on Land

Posted on March 4, 2014 by tanya brown

Real estate assets play a major role in the farm sector’s financial health, according to an updated report from the USDA Economic Research Service. Real estate has accounted for the majority of the total value of farm sector assets and … Continue reading →

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$20 Million Available to California Producers to Combat Effects of Drought

Posted on February 6, 2014 by tanya brown

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has made available $20 million to help drought-stricken producers in California. The funding is available through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program to help producers use water more efficiently, stabilize fallowed cropland … Continue reading →

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Farmers Embrace Social Media With Felfies

Posted on February 4, 2014 by tanya brown

Taking a picture of one’s self, generally by cell phone or webcam and uploading it to social media is known as a “selfie.” The word has moved itself into the English vernacular so much so that the Oxford Dictionary named … Continue reading →

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