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Modernizing Rural Broadband Infrastructure
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting online applications for funding…
Lawsuit Says Tyson, Cargill, JBS Conspired to Suppress Beef Prices Paid to U.S. Ranchers
Four of the largest U.S. beef-packing companies were accused in a lawsuit on Tuesday of violating federal antitrust law by…
ABA Report-Farm Bank Lending Rises to $108 Billion in 2018
U.S. farm banks increased agricultural lending by 5.3 percent, or $5.5 billion, to $108 billion in 2018, according to the…
Funds Available to Plant Cover Crops on Flood-damaged Acres
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing funds to plant cover crops to help manage acres damaged by Nebraska’s severe…
Ag Groups Tout USMCA Benefits
A range of farm groups have called on Congress to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement even though a report from the…
Texas Pastures, Rangelands Experience Weedy Spring
Forage-producing areas of the state appear to be experiencing a bumper crop of weeds. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas A&M AgriLife…
ProAg Announces Agreement to Acquire AmTrust Ag
AMARILLO, TEXAS (April 22, 2019) . . . Producers Ag Insurance Group, Inc. (ProAg), a member of the Tokio Marine…
USDA Announces Enhancements to Livestock and Dairy Insurance Programs
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced today several enhancements to insurance programs that will provide a more efficient level of…
More than 2,700 U.S. Dairy Farms Closed in 2018
( Alison Fulton ) USDA reported that licensed dairy farm numbers in the country declined by 2,731 farms, a drop of 6.8%.…
Ag Census-Input Costs Rise, Farm Income Declines Amid Low Commodity Prices
When the 2017 Census of Agriculture was released last week, almost nobody was surprised to learn that farmers were paying…