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Trump Administration Announces Expedited Congressionally Mandated Disaster Assistance for Farmers

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP). To expedite the implementation of SDRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering assistance in […]

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USDA EXTENDS CONSERVATION RESERVICE PROGRAM SIGNUP

Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can sign up for the popular program beyond Feb. 12, 2021. The USDA will continue to accept offers as the incoming Administration evaluates the features of conservation programs.  The competitive program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes. Through

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WHEAT HARVEST SHOWING LOWER YIELDS AND FALLING NUMBERS

Despite being slowed last week by rain, the main portion of this year’s wheat harvest is getting ready to wrap up in the Crookston area this week.  The 2020 crop wasn’t the bounce-back year some were hoping for, according to Jochum Wiersma, a professor in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics for the University

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Farm Service Agency County Committee Nominations Open June 15

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Monday, June 15, 2020. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2020 election must be postmarked or received in

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USDA ISSUES FIRST CORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PAYMENTS

On Thursday, June 4 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief

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