Tag: USDA
USDA reports the cost to raise a child in 2011 was...
WASHINGTON -- USDA recently released the annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finding a middle-income family with a child born in 2011 can...
USDA issues order: Five county FSA offices to close in...
The USDA issued this map of the offices that will be closing.
Happy 150th birthday, USDA!
The USDA is celebrating its 150th birthday, but farmers deserve some cake, too.
Grain market prices say too many corn, wheat acres and not...
The grain market would like to see 2-3 million acres shifted out of corn and spring wheat into soybeans, but is it too late?
New farm finances webinar online
Webinar offers valuable financial tips and information for beginner farmers.
All green tea products are not created equal
The USDA is reading tea leaves. They found that all green tea products are not created equal.
Ask FSA about the Conservation Reserve Program or CRP
Hello Again!Kitchen – check.Bedrooms – check.Garage – check.Yes, I’ve been busy spring cleaning! Have you ever wondered who works to clean our planet? America’s...
GIPSA files complaint against the New Wilmington Livestock Auction
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration says the New Wilmington Livestock Auction Inc. is not...
FSA Andy: Don’t miss deadlines for CRP or DCP
Farmers, in the hustle of the spring season, don't forget a few upcoming USDA Farm Service Agency programs and dates.
High feed prices trigger MILC payment
There will be a February payment for the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, the first time there has been a payment for MILC since April 2010.
