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Nearly two years removed from the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, most Iowa farmers are back on their feet, but some are still recovering and rebuilding their operations, with some toppled and damaged farm buildings still in disarray .

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will indefinitely extend the deadline for producers to return the pre-fille...

The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association will meet today at Bob Boyles Hall on the campus of Frontier Community College in Fairfield. Lunch will be served at 11:30, followed by the program and business meeting. Cost of the meal is $12.00. The Wayne & White County Farm Bureaus are pleased to announce that Katie Peters has joined their team as their new Ag Literacy Coordinator. Katie will be responsible for presenting agricultural lessons to students in 13 elementary schools through the t...

(Bismarck, ND) -- U.S. Senator John Hoeven said an issue with federal farm aid has been fixed. The North Dakota Republican says applications for the Emergency Relief Program mailed in May incorrectly omitted some farmers who had 2020 claims. USDA's Farm Service agency says it will be issuing corrected applications to affected producers in August and will extend the deadline

North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven secures important improvements to disaster aid for farmers still reeling from a soggy 2020.

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nu...

 Improve Disaster Assistance for Producers

The USDA mailed out pre-filled applications in late May to producers with crop insurance who suffered losses due to natural disasters in 2020 and 2021

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The deadline for commodity and specialty crop producers to complete applications for the Emergency Relief Program is July 22.