Posted April 24, 2014
 
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced significant progress in implementing the Agriculture Act of 2014, also known as the 2014 farm bill.  USDA has launched a website detailing progress on implementation of the farm bill, according to an article by the Twin Falls News-Times available here.  Farm and Ranch Guide also reported on the story here.
 
“We are making tremendous progress implementing the new farm bill,” Vilsack said.  “This law is critically important to America’s farmers and ranchers and to our nation’s economy.  Every USDA agency is working diligently to implement the farm bill’s new provisions quickly and effectively.”
 
Producers were able to begin enrolling in disaster programs including the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFDP) on April 15.
 
Vilsack said USDA is committed to providing timely educational materials on new risk management programs to farmers so they can make informed business decisions. 
 
County and regional loan rates were announced on March 28.
 
Extensions for the programs: Marketing Assistance Loans; Milk Income Loss Contract; Dairy Indemnity Payment Program; Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; and the Sugar Program were announced on March 28.
 
A full list of the updates is available on the USDA website here.

 

For more information on farm bills, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
 
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