USDA will schedule the signup for the average crop revenue election (ACRE) program in April as part of its plan to complete sign-up for the 2009 farm programs....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced he is extending the sign-up deadline for the 2009 direct and counter-cyclical payment program from June 1 to Aug. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The first skirmish in the 2009 version of the battle over payment limits has been held, and farmers appear to have won....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says producers can pay a buy-in fee to become eligible for the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE), Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) and Tree Assistance Programs (TAP) for the 2008 crop year....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farm-state members of Congress are trying once again to force the executive branch of the government to remove barriers to sales of wheat, rice and other U.S. agricultural products to Cuba....
When the Obama administration’s fiscal 2010 budget proposals reach Congress, the agricultural portion will likely face a wall of bipartisan opposition....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
John Deere recently introduced a new 120-foot planter that can seed from 90 to 100 acres per hour. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Many farmers in America are feeling a sense of betrayal right now....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Criticism continues to rain down on the Obama administration’s proposal to reduce government spending by phasing out direct payments to agribusinesses with more than $500,000 in annual sales, capping payments to individual farmers at $250,000 and ending cotton storage payments. ...
Senate Democrats have unveiled a “rural agenda” for the 111th Congress and a Web site highlighting issues important to rural communities and promoting policies that will benefit rural areas....
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