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No change in crop insurance delivery

WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Feb. 17 he has no plans to turn the crop insurance program over to the Farm Service Agency county offices, although the cost...

farm / agriculture / USDA Tue, Feb 28, 2012 - 11:04am

First NAP coverage deadline for 2012 crop year coming soon

MORRIS, Minn. - The Farm Service Agency would like to remind producers about important crop disaster insurance coverage deadlines for the 2012 crop year. The application deadline for 2012 Non-Insured...

farm / region / agriculture / USDA Mon, Feb 27, 2012 - 8:26am

USDA Announces New Funding For Conservation Partners

WASHINGTON, D.C. - USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White has announced a partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to improve water quality, wildlife habitat...

farm / USDA Sat, Feb 18, 2012 - 12:45am

USDA Offers Mobile Access and More Efficient Online Tools for Farmers and Ranchers

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse has announced a package of technology enhancements from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) that include Web...

farm / USDA / agriculture Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - 12:16am

Calculating farm program costs

WASHINGTON DC -- All farm major programs combined -- crop insurance, subsidies and conservation -- will cost only about $221 billion over the next 10 years, comprising only 18 percent...

farm / agriculture / USDA Fri, Feb 10, 2012 - 12:59am

USDA Announces CRP General Sign-up

WASHINGTON, DC -- Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS) Michael Scuse has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve...

farm / USDA / agriculture Thu, Feb 02, 2012 - 12:04am

2012 DCP/ACRE Sign Up Begins Jan. 23

SAINT PAUL, Minn., - USDA Minnesota Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Linda Hennen reminds producers enrollment for Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program or the traditional Direct and...

farm / agriculture / USDA Thu, Jan 12, 2012 - 4:07pm

USDA Designates 7 Minnesota Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated seven counties in Minnesota as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by the combined effects of excessive...

farm / agriculture / USDA Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - 4:00pm

USDA Funding To Create Jobs, Reduce Energy Costs for Agricultural Producers and Rural Small Businesses

NEW ORLEANS, La.- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced loans and grants for agricultural producers and rural small businesses across the country to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency measures...

farm / agriculture / USDA Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - 8:47am

President Don Schiefelbein of the Minnesota Cattlemen's Association joins in a Wednesday celebration over the state's cattle being declared TB free. Others at the Capitol announcement included, from left, cattleman Steven Brake of Wilmont, Sen. Doug Magnus of Slayton and Rep. Rod Hamilton of Mountain Lake.

Cattle TB restrictions over, opening national markets

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota cattle producers faced six emotional and financially challenging years, but now they celebrate a re-opening of markets nationwide after the state has been declared free of...

farm / news / USDA Thu, Dec 08, 2011 - 8:46am

Stevens County included in agriculture disaster designation

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and Representatives Collin Peterson and Tim Walz today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated agriculture disaster...

farm / news / USDA Mon, Nov 07, 2011 - 9:32am

Farm Service Agency Urges Farmers and Ranchers to Vote in County Committee Elections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson announced today that the 2011 FSA county committee elections will begin tomorrow, Nov. 4, with USDA mailing...

farm / agriculture / USDA Sat, Nov 05, 2011 - 12:53am

USDA Outlines SURE Eligibility Requirements for 2011

Morris, MINN,-Stevens County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Veronica Curfman announced that legislative authority for the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program ends on Sept. 30, 2011. Producers...

farm / USDA Fri, Sep 16, 2011 - 3:48pm

USDA-ARS Research Agronomist Frank Forcella (right) discusses echium with participants in the 2011 Summer Field Day at the Swan Lake Research Farm north of Morris.

A honey of a research project

What do alternative crops being researched at the Soils Lab in Morris have to do with the almond crop in California? Honeybees. According to Christi Heinz, Executive Director of Project...

farm / agriculture / USDA Sun, Aug 28, 2011 - 5:04am

Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15

The nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins on Wednesday, June 15. There is one opening for the Stevens County committee. The election will be for...

farm / USDA / agriculture Tue, Jun 14, 2011 - 5:40am

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