USDA To Compensate Drought-Stricken Ranchers For Above Normal Costs To Haul Livestock To Forage
Due to the persistent drought conditions in the Great Plains and West, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering additional relief through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to help ranchers cover above normal costs of hauling livestock to forage or other grazing acres. This policy enhancement complements previously announced ELAP compensation for hauling feed to livestock. ELAP livestock and feed hauling assistance is retroactive for 2021 and will be available for losses in 2022 and subsequent years.
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Ag Policy and Market Situation Newsletter: April 2022
The Agricultural Policy and Market Situation Newsletter (Volume V, Issue 1) contains a summary of agricultural policy happenings from the recent quarter (January 1st through March 31st).
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Gov. Edwards Participates in Signing Ceremony for Agreement Between USDA and La.
Governor John Bel Edwards took part in a signing ceremony Wednesday for a Shared Stewardship Agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state.
The agreement establishes a framework for federal and state agencies to collaborate more, focus on mutual goals, further common interests and effectively respond to increasing ecological challenges and natural resource concerns, according to the governor’s office.
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USDA Announces Intent to Establish Subcommittee on Rural Community Economic Development for its Equity Commission
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will establish a Rural Community Economic Development (RCED) Subcommittee as part of the recently launched Equity Commission. Nominations and applications for membership to the RCED Subcommittee are due on May 6.
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U.S., Mexican Agriculture Secretaries Meet to Address Shared Priorities
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos met this week to continue cooperation on shared priorities including open trade, science-based policy making, and sustainable and climate-smart agricultural production.
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Conservation Funding Inadequate
It’s not that the conservation programs in Title 2 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 aren’t working, according to Dr. Joe Outlaw, co-director of Texas A&M University’s Agricultural and Food Policy Center.
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USDA Offers CLEAR30 Option for Producers to Enroll Land with Expiring Conservation Contracts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the signup period for its Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative (CLEAR30) — a nationwide opportunity for certain landowners and agricultural producers currently implementing water quality practices through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to enroll in 30-year contracts, extending the lifespan and strengthening the benefits of important water quality practices on their land.
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USDA to Gather Data About Farm Labor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its biannual Agricultural Labor Survey during in April.
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USDA Announces April '22 Lending Rates For Ag Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2022, which are effective April 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.
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Louisiana Rice And Grain Stocks Report
The latest Louisiana Rice and Grains Stocks report was released from USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Service Thursday afternoon.
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USDA To Provide Payments To Livestock Producers Impacted By Drought Or Wildfire
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe drought or wildfire in 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments for increases in supplemental feed costs in 2021 through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP).
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Louisiana Prospective Plantings For 2022
In it’s latest prospective plantings report, USDA reports corn acreage in Louisiana this season will be down slightly while cotton acreage will be WAY up.
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USDA Announces 2022 Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds, Rice and Pulse Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced the 2022 Marketing Assistance Loan rates.
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USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2021, which runs from Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2022.
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USDA Accepting Applications for United Kingdom Trade Mission
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for an agricultural trade mission to the United Kingdom (U.K.) June 22-24, 2022.
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