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Vilsack Releases Farm Bill Implementation Progress Report

Posted April 7, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently released a progress report for the implementation of the farm...

USDA Official Warns Lack of a Farm Bill Will Damage Export Programs

Posted November 27, 2013   The lack of a long-term farm bill is threatening foreign trade programs which have contributed to...

Falling Corn Prices a Key Issue in Farm Bill Debate

Posted November 20, 2013   Falling corn prices have become a key issue for the farm bill conference, according to an...

USDA Issues CRP, Direct Payments, and ACRE Payments

Posted October 29, 2013   Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, recently announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)...

Lawmakers Expect Farm Bill by End of October

Posted October 22, 2013   U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) are optimistic that Congress will pass...

Senators Express Concern over USDA Loan Cuts

Posted October 22, 2013   Fourteen senators have expressed concern over a cut to USDA’s Marketing Assistance Loan Program, according to...

Farm Groups Seek Farm Bill in House That Differs from Senate Version

As the U.S. House of Representatives continues to undertake consideration of the 2012 Farm Bill, it is clear that many producer...

Commodity Groups Call for Balanced and Equitable Farm Bill

A new release posted at the National Cotton Council Online stated that, “Commodity groups representing cotton, rice, peanuts and grain sorghum...