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Signup for farm programs starts Oct. 1
USDA's Farm Service Agency signup begins Oct. 1 for the direct and counter-cyclical program for crop years 2002 and 2003.
Update acreage, yield, base records
Growers need to update crop records with the USDA in order to receive accurate direct and counter-cyclical payments in the near future.
Net farm income outlook not good
Lower livestock, crop prices to blame for weak forecast; recovery seen in 2003 with 'safety net.'
New York dairy farmers plan to keep farming, expand operations in future
The majority of dairy farm operators in all areas of New York state plan to maintain or expand their dairy herds, and are prepared to keep their land in farming through the next generation.
Dairy Excel: Markets: Just how low can we go?
Information coming out of the USDA or the Farm Service Agency on the counter-cyclical payment program mechanism included in the National Dairy Market Loss Payment Program, is sparse, but OSU ag economist Cam Thraen tries to sort through the mess.
Judge rules beef checkoff is unconstitutional, unenforceable
An injunction calls for the end to checkoff collections beginning July 15.
Wheat woes: Ohio crop is shrinking
Wheat production in Ohio has been in a steady decline since 1996.
USDA extends milk support prices
The 2002 Farm Bill extends the Milk Price Support Program through Dec. 31, 2007, at the current milk support price of $9.90 per hundredweight.
Organic farmers free from check-offs
A last-minute change to the 2002 farm bill will exempt farmers who produce only organic products from paying into promotion programs.
Long-time NFU president speaks in Jefferson County
Leland Swensonencouraged the legislative involvement of nearly 100 area farmers and ranchers attending a April 9 Jefferson County Farmers Union meeting in Brookville, Pa.
