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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will open signup this summer for CLEAR30, a new pilot program that offers farmers and landowners an opportunity to enroll in a 30-year Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract. This pilot is available to farmers and landowners with expiring water-quality practice CRP contracts in the Great Lakes […]
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide (CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE GUIDE) is a first-of-its-kind resource for rural leaders looking for federal funding and partnership opportunities to help
The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board met on Tuesday morning. The board authorized Executive Director Craig Hoiseth to apply for a grant from the USDA for rural business development using $100,000 of the funds allocated to CHEDA last year by the Crookston City Council. Hoiseth said the application, due by the end
Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15. “Through this CRP Grasslands signup, farmers and ranchers can protect grasslands, rangelands, and pastures, while maintaining the land as working grazing lands,” said State Executive Director Joe Martin. “The program
Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their 2019 crop year elections for and enrollment in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs must schedule an appointment to do so with their local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) by Monday, March 16. “To date, more than 1.4 million contracts have been
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota congratulated new National Farmers Union President Rob Larew on his election at the NFU annual convention Monday in Savannah, Ga. “Rob is a smart leader and a knowledgeable voice on food and farm issues,” said Peterson. “Farmers Union will benefit greatly from his experience, and I look
