The State of Oklahoma is one step closer to repairing the damage caused by the record floods of 2007 with the reauthorization of the $25 million Conservation bond by the Oklahoma House of Representatives according to Trey Lam, President of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts. ...
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association today applauded the Texas State Senate for passing SB 1163, a bill to increase the penalty for cattle theft in Texas....
Funded in part by Cotton Incorporated, Texas A & M University’s Agricultural Food Policy Center (AFPC) has developed a decision aid for producers considering ACRE....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
John Maguire says the money spent on farm bill programs is, by most any measure, a good deal for the American people as well as the U.S. economy and says the National Cotton Council will continue to urge Congress and the Obama administration to implement the 2008 law as it was intended....
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), a voluntary conservation program that helps farmers and ranchers keep their land in agriculture....
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that producers can elect and enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program beginning April 27, 2009. ACRE is a provision of the 2008 farm bill....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The chances the Obama administration — and some Midwest, farm-state senators — will be able to impose new limits on spending on farm programs appear to be growing dimmer for the 2010 fiscal year....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farmers can expect to see some changes if they decide to place their crops in the Commodity Credit Corp. marketing assistance loan or request loan deficiency payments on covered commodities beginning with the 2009 crop year....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the rule terminating base acres on federal land has been rescinded. ...
USDA will schedule the signup for the average crop revenue election (ACRE) program in April as part of its plan to complete sign-up for the 2009 farm programs....
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