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WASHINGTON – The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving

The project will cost $44 million and is expected to create 80 jobs in Toombs County, Georgia.

USDA Announces $6 Billion in Payments to Crop Producers Impacted by Natural Disasters

The University of Minnesota recently reported that the average net farm income for southern Minnesota farmers in 2021 was $280,900, which was at the highest level since 2012. The very

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) authorized the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to provide benefits to eligible livestock owners or contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused…

USDA to provide payments to livestock producers impacted by  drought or wildfire

The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program

The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Friday that ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe drought or wildfire in 2021 will soon…

Following is perspective on some key ag policy issues which may be under consideration by Congress or through executive action in the coming year.

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