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California flood assistance available to farmers and ranchers

02/01/23 8:12 AM By Lydia Johnson

USDA will provide technical and financial aid for agricultural operations impacted by flooding across the state.

Specialty crop growers eligible for USDA food safety funding

01/25/23 6:03 AM By Lydia Johnson

USDA is awarding $200 million through the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops program to help small-scale agricultural operations.

USDA modernizes, streamlines loan application process, citing equity

10/26/22 4:45 PM By Philip Brasher

The Agriculture Department has launched an online tool that will streamline the farm loan application with an eye toward ensuring more equitable treatment of producers.

Producers have through Dec. 7 to sign up for DMC

10/17/22 6:45 PM By Spencer Chase

FSA on Monday launched 2023 enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program, the farm bill safety net tool that issues payments when production margins fall below a level set by producers during enrollment.

FSA to consider recommendation to dismantle county committees

09/29/22 2:10 PM By Noah Wicks

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux told lawmakers Thursday that he would give "due consideration" to an Equity Commission recommendation to study replacing FSA's county committee system, but he said the local panels are “integral” to the agency’s delivery of programs.

USDA equity panel targets county committee system

09/22/22 7:46 PM By Steve Davies

The commission studying discrimination in Agriculture Department programs says USDA should look closely at eliminating the county committee system that has historically played a large role in the Farm Service Agency’s management of farm programs.

While foreign purchases of US land surge, USDA's reporting penalties plunge

Chinese firms fined in 2021 disclosure cases

09/21/22 7:50 AM By Noah Wicks

The Agriculture Department’s tracking of foreign land ownership relies heavily on investors to voluntarily report acquisitions, but enforcement cases have dropped dramatically even as the number of transactions has surged over the past decade, according to an analysis of USDA data.

Grassland signup continues trend toward 'working lands' in CRP, USDA says

08/03/22 7:25 AM By Steve Davies

Producers have signed up in increasing numbers to protect grasslands, adding more of a “working” element to the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers for employing conservation practices on their land.

USDA increases payments to hog producers hit by pandemic

07/27/22 7:13 AM By Sara Wyant

USDA is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) to help pork producers who were hard hit during the pandemic.

USDA allowing early termination of expiring CRP acres

05/26/22 12:11 PM By Noah Wicks

The Agriculture Department plans to loosen up existing Conservation Reserve Program rules by allowing participants to request termination of their CRP contract if they are in their final year of the agreement.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Greg Tyler, President & CEO, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council

This week’s Open Mic guest is Greg Tyler, President and CEO of the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council. Tyler spoke with us while he was visiting Asian customers and dealing firsthand with issues like avian influenza, potential tariffs from the coming Trump administration, as well as a weak global economy and a strong U.S. dollar. Tyler says new trade negotiations and trade enforcement will be critical to grow market access in the presence of HPAI.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 17, 2025: Farewell to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

After serving 12 of the last 16 years as agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack will end his tenure leading USDA at the change of administration Monday.

In an exit interview, he discussed the potential fate of climate and equity programs under the incoming administration and how his vision for USDA has changed since he first took office in 2009. He also discussed his ongoing concerns for the agriculture industry.

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