The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host the first public meeting of the inaugural Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on March 23-24, 2022. The public – including urban producers– is encouraged to attend.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating its farm loan programs to better support current borrowers, including historically underserved producers. These improvements are part of USDA’s commitment to increase equity in all programs, including farm loans that provide important access to capital for covering operating expenses and purchasing land and equipment.
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to New Orleans, Louisiana for a series of events underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to expand opportunities for U.S. agricultural exports.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for March 2022, which are effective March 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Read MoreThe U.S. agricultural sector experienced record ag exports in 2021, 23% above the previous year and 10% over the previous record set in 2014. USDA leaders expect 2022 to be even better, according to insight shared at the USDA Ag Outlook virtual conference held Feb. 24-25.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the outlook for agriculture is “bright, strong and positive.”
Read MoreHighly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a serious disease and requires rapid response because it is highly contagious and often fatal to chickens. In the beginning of February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the first case of HPAI in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana.
Read MoreUSDA released its first look at 2022 row crop production and usage early this morning, ahead of the opening sessions for the 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum, which is held virtually this year. The preliminary forecasts offered early insights as to how USDA sees long-term production forecasts playing out in the 2022/23 marketing year.
Read MoreThe value of production for field crops in Louisiana during 2021 totaled $2.49 billion, up 12 percent from 2020
Read MoreU.S. sugar producers keep America reliably stocked with affordable sugar, thanks to the stability provided by U.S. sugar policy, said Dr. Rob Johansson, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis at the American Sugar Alliance (ASA), in remarks at today’s Agricultural Outlook Forum, hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Read MoreThis report contains the results from the 2021 December Agricultural and Row Crop County Agricultural Production surveys.
Read MoreThis report contains the results from the 2021 December Agricultural and Row Crop County Agricultural Production surveys.
Read MoreSecretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making available up to $215 million in grants and other support to expand meat and poultry processing options, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas.
Read MoreU.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced the Department is extending to March 9 the application deadline for funding to expand access to high-speed internet for millions of rural Americans nationwide. USDA is making the funding available under the ReConnect Program.
Read MoreAs the 2022 crop production season begins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact approximately 1,100 Louisiana producers to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season.
Read MoreUsing Futures Prices To Forecast the Season-Average Price and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Payment Rate for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat.
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