U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farmers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+).
Farmers should start seeing payments this month for the USDA’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs.
Corn carryout is higher yet and while domestic soybean ending stocks were lowered, global supplies are still abundant.
Lance Honig, crops branch chief of USDA National Ag Statistics Service, hosted #statchat on Monday to help clear up some questions.
The research division of USDA will soon call Kansas City its new home. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue made the announcement this week. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City weighs in on the move.
Following the trade aid announcement earlier this week, farmers were left with more questions than answers.
While the program has been expanded to include several crops not included in the 2018 aid, farmers will only be paid on crops planted, which makes already fraught prevent plan insurance decisions all that more difficult.
Corn carryout is higher yet and while domestic soybean ending stocks were lowered, global supplies are still abundant.
USDA looked into its crystal ball this week and released its first round of numbers for many key forecasts for agriculture in 2019 and beyond.
The public comment period for the new Waters of the U.S. rule is now underway.
County Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices rushed to get Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments processed before a government shutdown closed the offices Friday, according to USDA under secretary Bill Northey.
USDA announces details of the second round of CFAP payments.
After months of uncertainty and murky details, the agency announced per acre payments will vary by county but will range from $15 to $150.
In the U.S., seed bank preservation is essential to the future of agriculture, particularly for soybeans.
Our FarmCPAReport.com blog did a webinar on comparing the House and Senate Farm Bill proposals for production Ag
Following a turbulent 2020, which included a global pandemic, hard-fought presidential race and numerous congressional changeovers, the path of U.S. ag policy is likely headed for an adjustment.
The data was five years in the making. What will it tell us about farms, farming and farmers?
USDA’s August Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) produced a few surprises, both when it came to possible crop supplies and adjustments to demand.