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Jun. 3, 2013

Article

CSP signup date extended until June 14

The Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Conservation Stewardship Program will provide about $175 million in funding for up to 12.6 million additional acres enrollment this year....More
May 31, 2013

Article

USDA: No referendum needed for Cotton Research and Promotion Program

The USDA has announced that amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act have been successfully implemented and are operating as intended....More
May 31, 2013

Article

Crop insurance still target in Senate farm bill debate 2

New analysis is coming out about the amendment adopted by the full Senate during debate last week that would apply adjusted gross income (AGI) limits to crop insurance premiums....More
May 30, 2013

News

NCC says House farm bill saves money, reforms overall policy

Cotton Council chairman says House farm bill legislation would provide a balanced safety net for all commodities and regions....More
May 29, 2013

Article

Congressional battle over dairy policy is not over

Both the Senate and House versions of the farm bill contained the Dairy Security Act (DSA) and rejected the Dairy Freedom Act (DFA)....More
May 28, 2013

Article

Georgia peanut growers encouraged by farm bill progress

Recent action in the U.S. Congress has encouraged Georgia peanut growers that farm legislation will be decided this year....More
May 28, 2013

Article

Do opponents of crop insurance oppose farm programs?

As we listen to those voices opposing crop insurance, it is important to listen to the nuances in the arguments they make because they are not all the same....More
May 24, 2013

Article

Senate begins farm bill work, House floor activity expected in mid-June

The 2013 farm bill continues it slow walk through Congress as action in both the House and Senate expected in June....More
May 21, 2013

Commentary

United Nations wants you to eat more bugs

Who knew that Allen on that elementary school playground more than 30 years ago was doing what man has for ages and what the United Nations now says we should all do more: eat more bugs....More
May 17, 2013

Article

Fuel spill exemption for small farmers included in Senate water bill 1

Legislation to exempt small farms from EPA fuel storage requirements has been incorporated into the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act....More
May 16, 2013

Article

House committee passes farm bill: Ag groups pleased, but have some reservations

Farm groups are basically pleased with the House ag committee’s farm bill, but are voicing some reservations....More
May 15, 2013

News

Farm groups respond positively to Senate ag committee farm bill proposal

Early response to the farm bill has been mostly positive as farm organizations weigh in on the bipartisan proposal passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee Tuesday....More
May 14, 2013

Article

Corn growers applaud Senate ag committee farm bill passage

The National Corn Growers Association has released a statement praising the Senate ag committee’s farm bill passage....More
May 14, 2013

News

Conservation Reserve Program sign-up runs from May 20-June 14

Landowners and producers can now enroll in continuous CRP with general signup to follow....More
May 13, 2013

Article

Supreme Court rules in Monsanto’s favor

The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Monsanto in Bowman v. Monsanto....More
May 13, 2013

Video

Nutrition programs still an issue in farm bill's future

The House and Senate Agriculture Committees are scheduled to begin marking up the 2013 version of the farm bill in separate sessions next week. But the debate over spending cuts to the farm bill’s nutrition programs is expected to take center stage when it reaches the House....More
May 13, 2013

News

House farm bill draft released

The House Agriculture Committee draft of a new farm bill was released late Friday (May 10)....More
May 11, 2013

Article

Saving crop insurance agriculture’s farm bill goal

As the ag committees of the House and Senate begin farm bill mark-up, farmers and commodity organizations will be watching closely for safety net proposals....More
May 10, 2013

News

Senate farm bill draft released prior to mark-up

Prior to a May 14 mark-up of a new farm bill, the Senate Agriculture Committee released a draft of the legislation....More
May 10, 2013

Article

House, Senate ag committees ready for farm bill mark-ups

Both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees plan to mark up their versions of a 2013 farm bill this week....More
May 10, 2013

Article

Agriculture moving closer to having stable, secure and legal workforce

Agriculture’s unprecedented unity in support of the Senate’s comprehensive immigration legislation brings farmers and ranchers closer than they’ve been in decades to having a stable, secure and legal workforce....More
May 9, 2013

Article

USDA announces farm payments are resuming

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia has announced that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, resumed May 8....More
May 8, 2013

Article

Proposal would re-link crop insurance premium assistance, conservation compliance

A diverse group has offered a position paper that would link conservation compliance and crop insurance premium assistance....More
May 6, 2013

Article

Cattle industry irate over EPA’s release of personal information to activist groups

NCBA continues to pursue legislative action that would prevent the agency from being able to make these devastating mistakes....More
May 6, 2013

Article

Ag industry letter supports crop insurance, opposes means test

An ag industry letter to Senate leaders supports crop insurance and opposes provisions that would limit its effectiveness....More