USDA Farm Service Agency Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is opening signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on December 9, 2019. The deadline for agricultural producers to sign up for general CRP is February 28, 2020, … Continued
USDA Farm Service Agency Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is opening signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on December 9, 2019. The deadline for agricultural producers to sign up for general CRP is February 28, 2020, … Continued
Shawn Kimbrell of Sunray, Texas, was announced as a first place winner in the dryland winter wheat category of the National Wheat Yield Contest on November 12, 2019. The National Wheat Yield Contest is held by the National Wheat … Continued
The Texas Wheat Symposium will be held Wednesday, December 4, in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show in the Grand Plaza Room at the Amarillo Civic Center. The free event will begin at 10 a.m. The symposium, which … Continued
USDA National Resources Conservation Service Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking public comments on 13 conservation practice standards. Per direction from the 2018 Farm Bill, NRCS will gather feedback on 94 practices over the coming months through posting … Continued
USDA Farm Service Agency The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Texas is processing more than $205.7 million in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for the 2018 crop year. Additionally, Texas FSA … Continued
National Wheat Foundation Contact: Caitlin Eannello 202.547.7800 ceannello@wheatworld.org The National Wheat Foundation officially began accepting applications for the Jerry Minore Scholarship, honoring students pursuing a career in agriculture. The scholarship is available to both high school and college students for the … Continued
Safety Net Program Payments for 2018 Have Started USDA Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs – two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs – for the 2020 … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers/U.S. Wheat Associates Contact: Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251 Caitlin Eanello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceanello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 The text of the U.S.-Japan tariff agreement … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers/U.S. Wheat Associates Contact: Amanda J. Spoo, Director of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates ajae.spoo@uswheat.org, (571) 384-2847 Caitlin Eanello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceanello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 The tariff agreement signed today by … Continued