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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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FSA Emergency Loans Available Because of Natural Disasters
Adrian J. Polansky, state executive director for USDA’s Kansas Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that FSA is making emergency loans available to help qualified producers recover from production and physical losses due to natural disasters. — Full Story »
USDA Asks for Comments on Final Environmental Assessment
On September 26, 2006, a legal settlement was signed between the National Wildlife Federation and FSA that limited the frequency of haying on CRP lands to once every ten years and grazing to once every five years in Kansas; with a suspension of haying and grazing during the primary nesting season (April 15 to July 15). The settlement stipulated that if a change to the frequency of haying and grazing or the primary nesting season (PNS) dates is desired, then an Environmental Assessment would be prepared that identifies the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts of such a change. — Full Story »
Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in eight Nebraska counties may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by severe winter storms and snowstorms that occurred from December 23, 2009 through December 27, 2009. — Full Story »
Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in two Nebraska counties may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by a severe winter storm that occurred from January 20, 2010 through January 26, 2010. — Full Story »
Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in 13 Nebraska counties may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by severe winter storms and snowstorms that occurred from December 22, 2009 through January 8, 2010. — Full Story »
Application Closing Date for Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Is March 15
Craig Schaunaman, State Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in South Dakota reminds producers that March 15, 2010, is the application closing date to sign up for Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage on pasture, hay, and spring seeded crops for the 2010 crop year. — Full Story »
Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in Deuel County, Nebraska may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by a freeze, followed by excessive snow that has occurred from October 3, 2009, and continuing. This County became eligible for this assistance because it was designated as a natural disaster area on February 25, 2010 by the Secretary of Agriculture. — Full Story »
Nebraska Counties are eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in eight Nebraska counties may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by a severe winter storm and snowstorms that occurred from December 23, 2009 through December 27, 2009. — Full Story »
Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Dan Steinkruger, announced today that family farmers in 34 Nebraska counties may be eligible to apply for low interest Emergency (EM) loans due to physical and production losses caused by severe winter storms and snowstorms that occurred from December 22, 2009 through January 8, 2010. — Full Story »
USDA And Department of Justice Announce Historic Settlement In Lawsuit By Black Farmers Claiming Discrimination By USDA
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the successful resolution of the longstanding litigation known as Pigford II. The settlement agreement reached today, which is contingent on appropriation by Congress, will provide a total of $1.25 billion to African American farmers who alleged that they suffered racial discrimination in USDA farm loan programs. The settlement sets up a non-judicial claims process through which individual farmers may demonstrate their entitlement to cash damages awards and debt relief. — Full Story »
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for March 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for March 2010. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge for March 2010 is 0.375 percent, unchanged from February 2010. For 1996 and subsequent crop year commodity and marketing assistance loans, the interest rate for loans disbursed during March 2010 is 1.375 percent, unchanged from February 2010. — Full Story »
USDA Announces Additional 300,000 Acres for Wildlife Habitat Expansion and Intent to Conduct General Conservation Reserve Program Signup In 2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has approved an additional 300,000 acres for conservation projects under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). These additional areas include 150,000 acres for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative; 50,000 acres for the Duck Nesting Habitat Initiative; and 100,000 acres for the Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds Initiative. Vilsack made this announcement at the Pheasant Fest annual meeting. — Full Story »
USDA Signs MOU With Pheasants Forever To Enhance Conservation Efforts
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) have entered into an agreement with Pheasants Forever to identify and create more opportunities to conserve plant and animal species and their habitats. Vilsack made the announcement in keynote remarks at the National Pheasant Fest 2010. — Full Story »
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- Funding Available to Fight Invasive Weeds
- U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent
- Nebraska Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent
- USDA Rural Development Offers Grants That Promote Business Development in Rural Areas
- Nebraska 2008 Organic Production Surevey Highlights
- Biomass Crop Assistance Program to Spur Production of Renewable Energy, Job Creation
- USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for February 2010
- Nebraska Weather and Crop Report
- U.S. Cattle Inventory Down 1 Percent
- Nebraska Cattle Inventory Down 2 Percent
- U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 2 Percent
- Nebraska Cattle on Feed Down Slightly
- USDA Provides Web-Based Disaster Program Payment Calculator to Help Producers with Business Planning
- USDA To Provide $950 Million In Tobacco Transition Program Payments In 2010
- USDA Provides $147.6 Million in Farm Loans to Kansas Farmers
- FSA Provides Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payments
- Deadlines for Livestock Disaster Programs
- Farm Service Agency Issuing CRP and DCP Payments
- Farm Service Agency Announces Program Deadlines
- Report Prevented Planting Acreage to FSA
- Nebraska December 1, 2009 Grain and Hay Stocks
- Nebraska 2010 Winter Wheat Seedings Down From Last Year
- Nebraska's 2009 Crop Production
- USDA Livestock Disaster Payments Exceed $175 Million
- USDA Enhances Integrity and Defensibility of Farm Programs and Streamlines Payment Limits for Family Farmers
- Plant Windbreaks for Snow Control, Protection
- USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for January 2010
- Nebraska Hog Inventory Down 6 Percent
- U.S. Hog Inventory Down 2 Percent
- USDA to Host Roundtable on Jobs, Economic Growth
- Livestock Forage Disaster Program
- USDA to Measure the Financial Health of the Ag Industry
- USDA Implements New Crop Disaster Assistance Program
- U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent
- Nebraska Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent
- Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Cheese Purchase of $60 Million to Assist Struggling Dairy Producers, Aid Nation's Food Banks
- Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
- USDA to Launch High Tunnel Pilot Study to Increase Availabiltiy of Locally Grown Foods
- USDA Announces New Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment Program to Provide Financial Relief to Struggling Dairy Producers
- Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment Program (DELAP)
- USDA to Host Roundtables on Jobs, Economic Growth
- Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
- Now Through Feb. 1, Time to Enroll in Conservation Programs
- Nebraska Counties are Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
- USDA's Farm Service Agency Announces New $1.1 Million Maximum Guaranteed Loan Amount
- Nebraska's 2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey Highlights
- DA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for December 2009
- NRCS Provides $800,000 to Protect Nebraska Farm and Ranch Land
- USDA ELAP Program Sign-up Deadline Near
- Nebraska State Farm Service Agency Announces Qualified Biomass Conversion Facility
- A Nebraska County is Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
- Obama Administration Names Tim Manning to Serve as State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency in Florida
- Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Begin
- USDA Announces 2010 DCP and ACRE Signup ongoing
- Relief for USDA Rural Development Housing Borrowers Impacted by Tenneco Plant Closing
- USDA Reminds Producers of Upcoming Livestock Disaster Assistance Deadlines
- Secretary Vilsack announces distance learning and telemedicine projects impacting rural Nebraska
- Loans for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
- Farm Loans
- USDA Secretary Vilsack and South Dakota Governor Rounds Agree to Improve James River Water Quality and Enhance Area Wildlife Habitat
- USDA Designates Three Counties in Kansas as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
- Nebraska's 2009 Corn and Soybean Yields at Record Highs
- Ombama administraton names appointees to USDA's Farm Service Agency state committee in Nebraska
- USDA Enrolls 2009 Farms
- Farm Service Agency Administrator Coppess Urges Farmers and Ranchers to Vote in County Committee Elections That Begin on Friday, Nov. 6
- Nebraska Weather and Crop Report
- Secretary Vilsack Announces Initiative to Boost Food Commodity Contracting Opportunities for Small Business And Cooperatives in Rural America
- USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for November 2009
- Nebraska Weather and Crops Report
- USDA Designates Four Counties in Montana as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
- USDA Designates 28 Counties in Missouri as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
- Six Nebraska Counties Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
- Banner year for USDA rural housing loan programs
- USDA Designates 10 Counties in South Dakota as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
- Conservation reserve program payments begin
- Cattle Report
- USDA ELAP Program Sign-up Underway for Honey Bee Producers
- Nebraska Weekly Weather & Crop Report
- USDA Enrolls 255 Million Base Acres in DCP & ACRE on 1.7 Million Farms
- Nebraska Weather and Crop Report
- NDA encourages Nebraska suppliers to apply for funding
- CPNRD files lawsuit against USDA over data
- NDA to facilitate additional USDA cost-share monies for Nebraska’s certified organic industry
- Signup for Livestock Indemnity Program Ends September 14
- USDA Rural Development announces November 30 application deadline for grants to assist with value-added agricultural projects
- Signup for livestock indemnity program ends Sept. 14
- Assistance for Nebraska Pork Industry Announced
- USDA announces help for the pork industry
- USDA's Farm Service Agency to begin accepting applications for new biomass conversion facilities
- Iowa Ag Secretary announces available funding
- USDA implements farm storage facility loan program
- CRP Exchange offers cash advance
- Ibach announces next step for
- USDA implements farm storage facility loan program changes
- USDA Implements Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
- Signup for new conservation stewardship program set
- USDA announces sign-up for conservation stewardship program
- Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Launches Retooled Loan Assistance for Individuals and Businesses in Struggling Agriculture Industries
- USDA Rural Development delivers monies to Loup City Public Schools for Wind Turbine Education
- Farmable Wetlands Program enrollment now under way
- USDA releases report on corporate culture, lab safety in wake of drug flap
- Director Ibach encourages Nebraskans to celebrate Farmers’ Market Week
- NDA funds vegetation management proposal
- Nuckolls and Webster Counties receive authorization to implement CRP Emergency Haying and Grazing
- Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Encourages Eligible Producers To Enroll In Farmland Wetlands Program
- NDA announces TB test results, extension from USDA
- USDA Rural Development has $300 million available to assist Iowans with home purchases
- USDA provides $791,000 to Nebraska producers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by floods, tornadoes
- Obama administration names Menner to Iowa USDA post
- Eustis and Scribner youths awarded scholarships at NAYI
- Cattle Feeders invited to participate in Beef Industry tour
- 45 Nebraska Counties eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
- Twenty-two Nebraska counties eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
- USDA Provides $71 Million to Rehabilitate Farmland Damaged by Floods, Hurricanes and Other Disasters
- Two Nebraska counties eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
- Statement on Congressional delegation letter to USDA Secreatary Vilsack regarding Bovine Tuberculosi
- Center for Rural Affairs releases Farm Bill guide
- June Wergin Good Farm Neighbor honor bestowed
- Nebraska beef to be featured at 4th of July event in London
- USDA announces $6 million in grants for rural economic and community development
- Southwest Iowa Families, Inc. receives grant from USDA Rural Development
- Delegates selected to attend 38th annual NAYI
- NDA announces additional quarantines in Bovine Tuberculosis case
- Informational meeting scheduled to update public on Bovine Tuberculosis case in Rock County
- NDA seeks specialty crop grant proposals
- NDA rolls out 2009 Seniors Farmers’ Market nutrition program
- USDA allowing some CRP contracts to be extended
- “May is Egg Month” in Nebraska
- Johanns calls on nations to lift U.S. pork bans
- Producers wait to hear details of USDA bean buy
- ACRE program enrollment opened April 27
- USDA Rural Development helps communities protect the environment
- ACRE program signup begins April 27
- President Obama, Vilsack announce nominee for Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations at USDA
- Vilsack reopens nomination process for the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture
- NDA to facilitate USDA cost-share program for Nebraska’s certified organic industry
- US Department of Agriculture and Treasury Combine Forces to Combat Payment Fraud
- USDA Rural Development Provides Increased Home Ownership Opportunities
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