Only about a third of the funding allocated for USDA’s Assistance for Specialty Crop Producers Program has been distributed ahead of the August 7th deadline. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles tells Brownfield, “One of the biggest challenges for specialty crops overall is eligibility.” “A number of the farms that should be getting relief are […]
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The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is making $3 million available through its Wetland Mitigation Banking Program for city and county
The U.S. cattle herd grew slightly over the past year, signaling continued slow expansion. The USDA says the total cattle inventory
An ag economist says the soybean market has been finding some recent support from exports. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says that’s
Governor Jim Pillen has signed a bill that establishes new safeguards to protect agriculture and critical infrastructure from foreign entities .
A central Illinois farmer says he’s already considering the impact that high fertilizer prices are going to have on his operation
A dairy lender at Farm Credit Services of America says a strong beef-on-dairy sector continues to create new market opportunities for
An American Farm Bureau Federation official says financial challenges are extending beyond major row crops. John Newton, AFBF vice president of
An ag meteorologist says he’s optimistic that the ongoing drought in the Western Corn Belt could improve over the next several
Cash dairy prices were down Friday to end the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.01 to $0.68. One sale was reported at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0625 at $1.6075. Two
