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Enrollment Opens for Cotton Transition Assistance Program

Posted on August 8, 2014 by tanya brown

Producers interested in enrolling in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) can do so starting Monday, Aug. 11. The program provides interim payments to cotton producers during the 2014 crop year until the Stacked Income Protection Plan — a new … Continue reading →

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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for August

Posted on August 1, 2014 by tanya brown

The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for August 2014. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is unchanged from June 2014, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year … Continue reading →

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Producers Reminded to File Forms for Crop Insurance Premium Support

Posted on July 24, 2014 by tanya brown

Farmers are reminded that they must have a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification (AD-1026) on file at their local Farm Service Agency office in order to receive support on their premium payments for federal crop insurance. Producers … Continue reading →

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Assistance Available to Producers for Fruit Losses

Posted on July 24, 2014 by tanya brown

Producers who did not have access to crop insurance yet suffered losses to bush or tree fruit crops due to frost or freeze during the 2012 crop year may be eligible for assistance. The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program provides … Continue reading →

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Two Week Remain to Submit County Committee Nomination Forms

Posted on July 18, 2014 by tanya brown

Only two weeks are left for farmers and ranchers to select themselves or others as candidates to sit on local FSA county committees and help make important agricultural decisions. Nominations must be submitted by Aug. 1. Members of the committee … Continue reading →

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StrikeForce Takes Lead in Georgia

Posted on July 15, 2014 by tanya brown
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Drought Assistance Helps Nebraska Rancher Get Back on Track

Posted on July 14, 2014 by tanya brown

By Tanya Brown, FSA Writer/Editor When enrollment opened for the USDA disaster assistance programs this April, LaNelle Martin was one of the first to sign up at the Kimball County FSA office in Nebraska. “After two years of a severe … Continue reading →

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New Web Resource Available to Beginning Farmers, Ranchers

Posted on July 11, 2014 by tanya brown

A new resource is available that provides a centralized, one-stop resource for beginning farmers and ranchers to explore USDA initiatives designed to help them succeed. The USDA New Farmers website provides information on how to increase access to land and … Continue reading →

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Reminder: County Committee Nomination Period Now Open

Posted on July 11, 2014 by tanya brown

The nomination period for the 2014 county committee elections opened last week, allowing farmers and ranchers to select themselves or others as candidates to sit on local county committees and help make important agricultural decisions. Members of the committee deliver … 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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