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Morris lab part of USDA grant to research renewable jet fuel for U.S. military

MORRIS - Scientists in Morris may be helping the United States military increase their use of biofuels thanks to a research grant from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy...

news / USDA Sat, Aug 04, 2012 - 5:00am

USDA Farm Service Agency to Close Five Offices in Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minn., - Minnesota Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Linda Hennen announced today that five FSA offices in Minnesota will be closed and consolidated with neighboring offices,...

farm / USDA / agriculture Thu, Aug 02, 2012 - 2:02pm

Ag Secretary Announces Support for Producers to Grow Renewable Feedstocks for Advanced Biofuels

WASHINGTON,-- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced payments for 125 advanced Biofuel producers across the country to support the production and expansion of advanced biofuels from a wide variety of...

farm / agriculture / USDA Sat, Jul 28, 2012 - 12:13am

USDA Authorizes Emergency Haying of CRP Acres for Minnesota Counties

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director (SED) Linda Hennen announced that in response to drought conditions, FSA has authorized emergency haying use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres...

farm / agriculture / USDA Fri, Jul 27, 2012 - 9:47am

FSA County Committee Nomination Process Begins

Stevens County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Veronica Curfman reminds producers the nomination period for the County Committee election opened on June 15. "I urge all farmers and ranchers to...

farm / USDA Wed, Jun 20, 2012 - 9:35am

USDA Secretary Instructs FSA to Proceed with Office Consolidation Plan

SAINT PAUL, MINN. - Linda Hennen, Minnesota State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA), announced today that USDA Secretary Thomas A. Vilsack has approved the closure of five...

farm / USDA / agriculture Wed, May 30, 2012 - 9:44am

USDA Seeks Public Comment on Major Statistical Reports, Retains Current Release Times

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Chief Economist Joseph W. Glauber announced today that USDA is reviewing release times for several major statistical reports due to recent changes...

farm / USDA / agriculture Wed, May 30, 2012 - 5:56am

SURE Disaster Program Deadline Approaches for 2010 Crops

WASHINGTON,DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson reminded producers today that they have until Friday, June 1, to apply for assistance for 2010...

farm / USDA / agriculture Tue, May 29, 2012 - 11:45am

USDA Announces Results for Conservation Reserve Program General Sign-Up

WASHINGTON, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will accept 3.9 million acres offered under the 43rd Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up...

farm / USDA / agriculture Tue, May 29, 2012 - 5:56am

Deadline Approaches for three Farm Service Agency Programs

Morris, Minn. -Stevens County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Veronica Curfman, reminds producers that the approaching June 1, 2012, deadline is for Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE), the...

farm / USDA / agriculture Wed, May 23, 2012 - 2:13pm

Deadline approaches for three Farm Service Agency programs

Stevens County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Veronica Curfman, reminds producers that the approaching June 1, 2012, deadline is for Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE), the Direct and...

news / farm / agriculture / USDA Mon, May 21, 2012 - 3:33pm

FSA Reminds Producers of the 2012 DCP/ACRE Sign Up Deadline

Sign up for the 2012 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program (DCP) and Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Programs will run through June 1, 2012. Producers who signed into DCP in...

farm / agriculture / USDA Tue, Apr 17, 2012 - 12:30am

CRP sign up extended by one week

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson today announced that the sign-up deadline for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has been extended...

farm / agriculture / USDA Wed, Apr 04, 2012 - 4:59pm

CRP sign up ends on April 6

SAINT PAUL, MINN., - Farm Service Agency Minnesota Executive Director Linda Hennen today reminded landowners, farmers and ranchers in Minnesota that the opportunity to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Program...

farm / USDA / agriculture Mon, Apr 02, 2012 - 10:01am

Enrollment Reminder for Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payments and Other FSA Programs

WASHINGTON, DC--U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson today reminded producers that the 2012 deadline to enroll in the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment (DCP) program...

farm / USDA Tue, Mar 27, 2012 - 11:25am

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