Tag: USDA

USDA Updates Livestock Disaster Payment Rate to Assist Producers Hard-Hit by Heat and Humidity

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced today it is updating the  Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support livestock producers in the Midwest who have lost cattle to the extreme heat and humidity experienced this summer. To help indemnify ranchers to reflect a trend towards higher cattle weights in feedlots, the 2023 LIP payment rate …

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Pawnee Nation Breaks Ground on Behavioral Health Facility Grant Funding Provided by USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn participated today with the Director, Indian Health Services, and the Pawnee Nation leadership in a groundbreaking for a new behavioral health center in Pawnee.   Funding assistance from USDA Rural Development was made under the Emergency Rural Health Care Grant program and …

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USDA Invests $7.4 Million in 25 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Efforts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7.4 million in 25 selected grants that support urban agriculture and innovative production. Selected grant recipients, including community gardens and nonprofit farms, will increase food production and access in economically distressed communities, provide job training and education, and allow partners to develop business plans and zoning proposals. …

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Due to Excessive Heat 13 Oklahoma Counties are Contiguous Disaster Designations

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming …

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USDA Reminds State, Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports

Agricultural producers in State who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before the applicable deadline. An acreage report documents a crop grown on a farm or ranch and its intended uses. Filing an accurate …

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USDA Accepts More Than 1 Million Acres in Offers Through Conservation Reserve Program General Signup

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 1 million acres in this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup. This is one of several signups that USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is holding for the program. The results for CRP General signup reflect the continued importance …

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Black Sea Exports and Weather driving forces in the Market, according to OSU’s Dr. Kim Anderson

This Week on SUNUP is Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist Kim Anderson. During this week’s edition, Anderson talks about the latest in the grain markets and prices and says Black Sea Exports are driving the market, “You’ve got to look at what’s going on in the Black Sea, especially Russia. If you look at …

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USDA Farm Service Agency 2023 Annual Program and Policy Reminders

Farm Service Agency Annual Policy Reminders The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) works hard to get information to you in a timely manner regarding our programs and policies. This news bulletin provides a list of important FSA annual policy reminders. Many of these reminders include important information that will assist you in maintaining federal farm …

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USDA Crop Production Report Out Today: Lower Soybean Ending Stocks and Higher Corn

USDA released its latest Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Wednesday, March 8.   As expected by the grain trade, USDA on Wednesday lowered corn export demand 75 million bushels (mb) and also bumped up ending stocks for the crop by 75 mb as well. USDA trimmed soybean ending stocks …

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USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Program Signup for 2023

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup starting February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP is a cornerstone voluntary conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a key tool in the Biden-Harris administration’s effort to address climate change …

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