New Signup Deadline for Dairy Margin Coverage is September 27 WASHINGTON (USDA/FSA-Sept. 19, 2019) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended the deadline to September 27 for dairy producers…
2019 Enrollment Deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program Is Sept. 20
Enrollment for 2020 Begins October 7 WASHINGTON (USDA/FSA-Sept. 10, 2019) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds dairy producers that the deadline to enroll in the…
USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters
Signup Begins Sept. 11 for More Than $3 Billion in Aid WASHINGTON, D.C., (USDA/FSA-Sept. 9, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that agricultural producers affected by natural…
DMC Program Signup Period Ends September 20
…local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office. The deadline is also the last opportunity to request a refund of Margin Protection Program for Dairy premiums. Enrollment for the DMC program began…
Nearly Half of California Dairies Enrolled in Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…day.” When enrolling for the program, dairy producers can choose coverage levels ranging from $4 up to $9.50. Beginning on July 11, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has been issuing…
Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
…in September, October, November, December and January. You can find reports from 2007 to the present on FSA’s Crop Acreage Data webpage. To receive FSA program benefits, producers are required to…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…dictate. MFP signup at local FSA offices will run from Monday, July 29 through Friday, December 6, 2019.For more information on the MFP, visit www.farmers.gov/mfp or producers can contact their local…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…FSA offices will run from Monday, July 29 through Friday, December 6, 2019. Payments will be made by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) under the authority of the Commodity Credit…
USDA Now Making Payments for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
Income-over-feed margin for May triggers fifth payment for 2019 WASHINGTON, (USDA/FSA) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program on…
USDA Adds Flexibility for Cover Crop Management in Crop Year 2020
Courtesy USDA/FSA WASHINGTON DC (USDA/FSA) – The 2018 Farm Bill mandated changes to the treatment of cover crops for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, which add more flexibility to when…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…(PLC): FSA will open ARC/PLC elections for the 2019 and 2020 crop years beginning in September 2019. TITLE II – Conservation Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): FSA began accepting applications on June…
USDA Offers Producers Options to Re-enroll or Extend Expiring CRP Contracts
…Farm Service Agency (FSA) also is accepting offers from those who want to enroll for the first time in one of the country’s largest conservation programs. FSA’s 52nd signup for…
Secretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
…producers manage the volatility of milk and feed prices, operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). The 2018 Farm Bill allowed USDA to construct the new…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 06-10-19
…on the list of affected products. We also highlight some interesting trends in vegetable production and the role of FSA county committees in program and office operations at the local…