Planted area for the Nation in 2021 for all utilizations totaled 54.2 thousand acres. The value of hemp production in the open for the United States totaled $712 million. Area harvested for all purposes in the open totaled 33.5 thousand acres.
Read MoreAgricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2022 crop year have until March 15, 2022, to sign a contract.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $4,229,669 will be made available in grants for Louisiana’s seafood processors. Louisiana received the second-highest amount of the $50 million allotments.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce the final Strategic Framework outlining how the Agency will advance surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging zoonotic diseases as directed by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP).
Read MoreAre you a military veteran interested in farming? USDA offers resources to help you.
Read MoreFarmers and ranchers rely on crop insurance to protect themselves from disasters and unforeseen events, but not all crops are insurable through the USDA’s Risk Management Agency.
Read MoreUSDA has extended the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage (SDMC) for program year 2022. The deadline to apply for 2022 coverage is now March 25, 2022.
Read MoreFriday, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Agriculture (USDA) launched farmerfairness.gov, a new online tool that allows farmers and ranchers to anonymously report potentially unfair and anticompetitive practices in the livestock and poultry sectors.
Read MoreLouisiana State Conservationist, Chad Kacir of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) /USDA announced today the CSP Classic state-wide application sign-up period for fiscal year 2022 has been extended.
Read MoreWhile speaking to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Cattle Industry Convention in Houston, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Undersecretary Robert Bonnie announced continued assistance for producers who have suffered loss from catastrophic disasters.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the Cash Rents and Leases survey starting on February 7, 2022.
Read MoreTax 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.
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