| Friday, September 30, 2005 |
USDA ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2006 BEET SUGAR MARKETING ALLOCATIONS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720 9733 at 17:01
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| Announcement of beet processor company
allocations for fiscal year (FY) 2006. These beet sugar
allotments total 4,796,388 short tons, raw value (STRV). Full Story |
USDA SENDS $9 MILLION IN CONSERVATION FUNDS TO HELP PRODUCERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA
Posted by: Ed Loyd (202) 720-4623 at 10:42
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| Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today
announced $9 million in Emergency Conservation
Program (ECP) funds are now available for
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
producers to repair environmental damage
caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. These
funds are in addition to more than $20 million
in ECP funding provided on Sept. 7.
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| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 |
JOHANNS ANNOUNCES PROPOSAL TO MODERNIZE THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Posted by: Kent Politsch (202) 720-7163 at 16:10
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 Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced today that he is opening a dialogue with state and congressional leaders to discuss how best to modernize the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to ensure it meets the needs of farmers and ranchers in the 21st Century.Full Story |
JOHANNS ANNOUNCES CRP CONTRACT RE-ENROLLMENTS AND EXTENSIONS
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 12:14
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 Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says farmers and ranchers can re-enroll or extend their Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts expiring in 2007 through 2010.Full Story |
| Friday, September 23, 2005 |
USDA ISSUES FINAL 2004-CROP PEANUT AND UPLAND COTTON COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 09:16
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| USDA today announced that peanut and upland cotton farmers will soon be receiving 2004-crop counter-cyclical payments. Full Story |
| Wednesday, September 21, 2005 |
USDA TAKES ACTION TO EASE GRAIN TRANSPORTATION
Posted by: Kent Politsch (202) 720-7163 at 07:50
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| Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today said USDA is taking additional steps to further reduce stress on the grain transportation system caused by Hurricane Katrina. Full Story |
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 |
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES IN OHIO AS AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AREAS
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 12:06
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| The U.S. Department of Agriculture today designated 72 counties in Ohio as primary agricultural disaster areas, making certain farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers in the counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from USDA�s Farm Service Agency (FSA).
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| Friday, September 16, 2005 |
USDA AND DUCKS UNLIMITED WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE WILDLIFE HABITAT
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 16:51
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| USDA and Ducks Unlimited agreed to work
together to maintain and enhance waterfowl and
other wildlife habitats in the United States.
Steve Connelly, assistant deputy administrator
for farm programs, with USDA�s Farm Service Agency
(FSA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding Sept. 17
with Ducks Unlimited (DU) Executive Vice President
Don Young.
Full Story |
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES in KANSAS AS AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AREAS
Posted by: at 15:01
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| The U.S. Department of Agriculture today
designated 10 counties in Kansas as primary
agricultural disaster areas, making certain
farmers, ranchers and other agricultural
producers in the counties eligible for
low-interest emergency loans from USDA�s
Farm Service Agency(FSA).
Full Story |
JOHANNS ANNOUNCES GONZALEZ AND LITTLE TO ASSIST WITH USDA HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS
Posted by: Ed Loyd (202) 720-4623 at 09:55
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| Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced
today that, in addition to the extensive
resources USDA has committed to the hurricane
Katrina response and recovery efforts, he has
appointed two senior advisors to assist in
coordinating these efforts in the affected
region. Gilbert Gonzalez, senior advisor to
the Secretary, and Farm Service Agency
Administrator James Little will serve in
this new leadership capacity.
Full Story |
| Thursday, September 15, 2005 |
USDA EXPANDS LAND CONTRACT PILOT LOAN PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 14:02
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| Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced the addition of California, Minnesota and Nebraska to the list of states participating in the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Pilot Program. Full Story |
| Wednesday, September 14, 2005 |
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES IN IOWA AS AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AREAS
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 09:04
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| The U.S. Department of Agriculture today
designated 16 counties in Iowa as primary
agricultural disaster areas, making certain
farmers, ranchers and other agricultural
producers in the counties eligible for
low-interest emergency loans from USDA�s
Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Full Story |
| Monday, September 12, 2005 |
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA, KANSAS, MINNESOTA,OREGON, TEXAS AND VIRGINIA AS AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AREAS
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 12:17
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| Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today designated counties in Kansas, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas and Virginia as primary agricultural disaster areas, making certain farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers in the counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from USDA�s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Full Story |
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI AS AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AREAS
Posted by: Ed Loyd (202) 720-4623 at 09:24
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| Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today designated 31 counties in Mississippi as primary agricultural disaster areas, making certain farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers in the counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA). Full Story |
USDA MODIFIES SUGAR PROGRAM TO ADDRESS MARKET DISRUPTION CAUSED BY HURRICANE KATRINA
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 08:24
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| The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced further changes in the sugar program in an attempt to increase readily available supplies in response to market disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina. Full Story |
| Wednesday, September 07, 2005 |
USDA OFFERS EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS COPING WITH HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER
Posted by: Paul McKellips (202) 690-4585 at 15:02
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| Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that USDA is making more than $170 million in emergency assistance available to agricultural producers suffering from Hurricane Katrina. In addition, USDA�s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is implementing immediate changes to its Marketing Assistance Loan Program due to the hurricane. Full Story |
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 |
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR SEPTEMBER 2005
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 07:01
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| The interest rate
for 1995 and prior crop year commodity loans
disbursed by USDA�s Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) during September 2005 is
3.875 percent, up from 3.500 percent in August
2005. For 1996 and subsequent crop year
commodity and marketing assistance loans, the
interest rate for loans disbursed during
September 2005 is 4.875 percent, up from 4.500
percent in August 2005.
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