USDA Approves First Ever Guaranteed Loan for Commercial - Scale Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

Farm Bill Progress: January 2009

CSREES Seeks Stakeholder Input on National Institute of Food and Agriculture Transition
Input will be accepted until February 6, 2009

Farm Service Agency Fact Sheet on Direct Countercyclical Payments (DCP)

Farm Service Agency Fact Sheet on Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC)

USDA Announces New Office Of Ecosystem Services And Markets

Important Farm Bill Dates!
2008 Crop and CRP Acreage Reporting, Sign-up Deadlines, Crop Insurance, 2009-12 NAP Service Fees and 2008 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP).

Upcoming Farm Bill Meetings
Following passage of the new farm bill in late May 2008, USDA agencies are holding public meetings about how the new law will be implemented.

Fielding the Farm Bill - implementing the new law

Comment: Brenda Robinson Environmental Solutions (Sept 15, 2008)

Transcript: USDA Rural Development to Hold Public Meeting on Farm Bill Renewable Energy Provisions (Sept 4, 2008)

USDA Announces Planting Transferability Pilot Project in 7 States (Feb. 3, 2009)

Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack Lays Out Priorities, Extends Comment Period for Payment Limitations Rule (Jan. 26, 2009)

Interim Final Rule Amends Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (Jan. 16, 2009)

USDA Seeks Public Comment on Changes to Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (Jan. 16, 2009)

USDA'S Interim Final Rule Amends Environmental Quality Incentives Program (Jan. 15 2009)

USDA Seeks Comments on Wetlands Reserve Program (Jan. 15 2009)

USDA and EPA Announce Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (Jan. 15, 2009)

Schafer Announces Availability 0f $58.4 Million to Producers, Entities Through New Conservation Program (Jan. 14, 2009)

USDA Fields Farm Bill, Prepares Ground for Next Administration

Learn more about the new Farm Bill
Link - Public Law version 6124 of the Farm Bill

PDF - Public Law version 6124 of the Farm Bill