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A month after USDA releases its final production estimates, USDA’s February report typically doesn’t provide major revisions. With possible changes to corn demand, analysts say Tuesday’s report could be different.
An exclusive interview with the NASS Chief of Crops about Farm Bureau’s recommendations to improve transparency and accuracy of NASS reporting.
“I think agriculture is probably the first and best way to begin getting some wins in this climate area,” Vilsack says.
The new Congress and Administration will have an agenda that differs significantly from the past four years – and just as likely, a different approach to the role of government.
The incoming agriculture secretary outlines issues he says need to be addressed or that would constitute “historic work.”
AS USDA reviews the previous administration’s plans for the remaining CFAP money, President Biden’s pick to lead USDA will help spearhead those efforts, and find ways to incentives farmers for climate initiatives.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) says she supports the Biden Administration’s move to freeze payments under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).
USDA late Wednesday posted notice that $2.3 billion in supplemental Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments will be temporarily frozen.
Just days on the job, a Biden-Administration is giving a glimpse into the new administration’s priorities. How could a focus on climate and COVID recovery impact farmers and ranchers? We explore on U.S. Farm Report.
AFBF wants USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to improve transparency and better embrace emerging technology in making crop estimates, determining ag census numbers and other ag reporting.
From the unpredictability with trade to easing of regulations, the past four years have been a whirlwind with farmers, ranchers and policy experts looking back at the Trump Administration’s impact on agriculture.
USDA announced a new tariff aid plan that offers a single payment rate for all commodities.
After accepting payments for approving USDA loans for cash payments, a former Farm Service Agency loan officer will spend two years in federal prison.
All USDA county Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices reopened today amid the partial government shutdown now in its fifth week.
USDA has extended the deadline for MFP applications.
While farmers wait for the second round of the 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments to be announced, lawmakers disagree on the program’s benefits and the need for more payments.
This week USDA issued clarification on the alfalfa issues farmers are experiencing related to MFP.
USDA began issuing the second round of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments on Aug. 21.
President Donald Trump remains in U.S. farmers’ good graces, according to the latest Farm Journal Pulse survey.
Traders were expecting bullish numbers from Tuesday’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), but the projections were even friendlier than anticipated.
The quarantined area for citrus greening disease in Texas has expanded to Brazoria and Galveston counties.
President Donald Trump announced a new round of pandemic assistance to farmers of about $13 billion at a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Thursday night.
The Agriculture Innovation Agenda is a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands.
Guilette describes farmers as the “ultimate problem solvers and solution finders.”
Could changes be coming to how NASS calculates crop estimates?
As corn exports continue to disappoint, even if USDA lowers yield, analysts say USDA is likely to reduce export forecasts in Friday’s reports.
County FSA offices have been directed to prioritize processing of the payments and conclude that by November 22.
USDA, this week, will release new rules around industrial hemp.
Price discovery has changed materially. This has given rise to questioning even the CME and the futures industry.
The reports held both good news and bad news, says Jerry Gulke president of the Gulke Group.