The U. S. Department of Agriculture announced that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency county committees will run from June 15th to August 1st. County committees are made up of farmers and ranchers elected by producers in their communities to guide the delivery of farm programs at the local level. Committees consist of […]
Missouri farmers who participate in USDA programs will be required to provide additional control of ephemeral gully erosion on their highly erodible fields, State Conservationist J.R. Flores said. Ephemeral gullies are the smaller ditches in fields that farmers often smooth with a disc before planting crops. Flores, who heads the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service […]
What are the prospects for the farm sector over the next ten years? USDA has a new report that tries to answer that question. Gary Crawford has more: A New Report on the Farm Sector Now Through 2026
Will the three-year decline in U.S. farm income continue this year? Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Rob Johansson discuss the forecast for the upcoming 2017 farming season. Gary Crawford and Rob Johansson
A representative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture attended the latest Spickard City Council meeting. Information provided by the city clerk says Stan Wolfe presented a USDA grant to help Spickard pay for a preliminary engineering report as the town moves forward with its sewer project. Wolfe is an area rural development specialist with the […]
USDA rural development officials were at Black Silo Winery in Trenton Tuesday to recognize Black Silo’s participation in a USDA grant program. The grant was obtained through the Rural Energy for America Program known as REAP, which provides 25% of the costs for agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems, or to make […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs will receive safety-net payments due to market downturns during the 2015 crop year. This fall, USDA will be making more than $7 billion in payments under the ARC-County and […]
Grundy County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director Curtis Crawford announced that the nomination period for local FSA county committees began on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. “County Committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level,” said Crawford. To be eligible to serve […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the nomination period for farmers and ranchers to serve on local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees opened Wednesday, June 15, 2016. “Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice. Their opinions and ideas get to be heard on federal farm programs,” said FSA Administrator […]
The latest Dietary Guidelines recommend that all Americans increase their vegetable and fruit intake. Fruits and vegetables provide a variety of nutrients including vitamins, minerals and fiber. They lower your risk of developing certain chronic diseases. They are also naturally low in calories, fat, and sodium, which can help to maintain a healthy weight. Since […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture Plant Industries Division’s Pesticide Program reminds producers to explicitly follow all directions for use, restrictions and special precautions found on all pesticide labels. Dicamba is a useful chemistry registered for use in burndown and preplant applications by the U.S. EPA for the control of many broadleaf weeds in the production […]
Gallatin’s City Administrator reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved plans for a new water plant. Tony Stonecypher told Gallatin councilmen that he expects the project to be put out for construction bids by the end of this week. Discussion was held Monday night on water rates for the rural water district. Stonecypher is […]
The Laredo Board of Aldermen has approved an agreement for McClure Engineering to provide services for waste water system improvements. According to City Clerk Ashley Boren, the cost has not been finalized. The engineering firm (McClure) will make recommendations on what should be done. The city will be seeking grant money through the United States […]
