Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans for additional emergency relief and pandemic assistance, from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA.). USDA is preparing to roll out the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two, as well as the new Pandemic...
U. S. Representatives Cheri Bustos and Randy Feenstra (IA-04) introduced the Precision Agriculture Loan Program (PAL) Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation would establish the first Federal Precision Agriculture Loan Program, in the U. S. Department of...
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that more producers soon will receive applications for over $105 million in additional emergency relief. USDA will indefinitely extend the deadline for producers to return the pre-filled applications for Phase One...
Parallel rows of newly-sprouted corn plants marched across the landscape on Friday, May 27, 2022. This acreage lay along Bishop Road under a canopy of lowering skies, in the early afternoon. Grassy borders had been trimmed recently.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than two million acres in offers, from agricultural producers and landowners, through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup. This included more...
