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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is seeking a $271 million agriculture budget with new programs to keep the state’s farm sector competitive.

Lawmakers Seek 2024 DMC Enrollment Period

Lawmakers Seek 2024 DMC Enrollment Period

Iowa lawmakers focused this week on issues dealing with health care, Hamas hostages, teen pregnancy, the estate tax and more.

Farmers are three weeks into the new year, and they still have not had a chance to sign up for 2024 coverage from Dairy Margin Coverage, USDA’s main dairy risk

Farmers continue to show interest in carbon markets, but they expect to see some payments from them, according to our exclusive Agri-Pulse poll of U.S. producers.

A variety of federal programs exist that help agricultural producers manage risks to yields, revenues and profit margins. The programs vary through time; they provide a diverse suite of options

Dairy producers across the country found themselves caught between a slump in milk prices this year at the same time the cost of corn and hay continued to be high. For small to mid-size producers like Eric Fonda in upstate New York, USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage program proved to be a godsend.

A Lancaster dairy farmer explains what hed like to see prioritized in the new federal Farm Bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The August milk margin triggered the eighth consecutive payment for dairy producers who obtained Dairy Margin Coverage for the 2023 program year, the United States Department of