Tax season is just around the corner and there are a variety of important considerations for farmers and livestock producers. USDA has partnered with agriculture tax experts around the country to connect producers to important tax information related to their operations.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provided an update at the Cattle Industry Convention on forthcoming assistance for agricultural producers impacted by weather-related disasters in calendar years 2020 and 2021.
Read MoreUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $1.4 billion to help a diverse rural America keep resources and wealth right at home through job training, business expansion and technical assistance.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for February 2022, which are effective Feb. 1.
Read MoreAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans to increase capacity at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California and improve service for shippers of U.S. grown agricultural commodities.
Read MoreProducers interested in enrolling acres in the Conservation Reserve Program should call ahead to their local USDA field office to begin sign ups starting Jan. 31 until March 11 for General CRP and April 4 until May 13 for the Grassland CRP.
Read MoreProducers interested in enrolling acres in the Conservation Reserve Program should call ahead to their local USDA field office to begin sign ups starting Jan. 31 until March 11 for General CRP and April 4 until May 13 for the Grassland CRP.
Read MoreThe deadline to sign-up for the 2022 farm program is March 15 at local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices throughout the United States. Beginning in 2021 and continuing through 2023, farm program choices (PLC, ARC-CO or ARC-IC) can be made on an annual basis for each crop in a given marketing year.
Read MoreSeveral U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) national program deadlines are approaching.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds ranchers and livestock producers that they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for 2021 grazing losses due to a qualifying drought or fire. The deadline to apply for 2021 LFP assistance is Jan. 31, 2022.
Read MoreLouisiana milk production during the October - December 2021 quarter was 27.0 million pounds, down 13 percent from the same period in 2020 but up 8 percent from the July - September quarter.
Read MoreAmerican soil is becoming less and less American when it comes to ownership. Foreign companies are snapping up land across the country, including millions of acres of farmland.
Read MoreWhile speaking at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced a new partnership between the Natural Resources Conservation Service with Farmers For Soil Health, an initiative of the United Soybean Board, National Corn Growers Association and National Pork Board.
Read MoreFarmers and landowners in eight north-central Louisiana parishes are now eligible to apply for the Open Pine Landscape Restoration Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). This program focuses on improving wildlife habitat, fire management practices and addressing water quality concerns.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced up to $225 million in available funding for conservation partners through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). RCPP is a partner-driven program that leverages collective resources to find solutions to address natural resource challenges on agricultural land.
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