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USDA August 2023 Lending Rates
USDA August 2023 Lending Rates
USDA August 2023 Lending Rates
USDA’s Farm Service Agency loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation announced this week it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2022, which ends September of this year.  The CCC is required by law to quarterly announce estimates of sugar to be purchased and sold under the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts.   Fede ...
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
The Commodity Credit Corporation does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2021, which runs from October 1st, 2021, to September 30th, 2022.     The CCC is required by law to quarterly announce estimates of sugar to be purchased and sold under the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts.  Federal law ...
GOP Questions USDA Climate Smart Commodities Effort
GOP Questions USDA Climate Smart Commodities Effort
GOP Questions USDA Climate Smart Commodities Effort
While it was just announced Monday, USDA’s $1 billion “Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities” is already generating lots of heat on Capitol Hill. Republican lawmakers told Undersecretary Robert Bonnie this week the USDA may be exceeding its authority in spending $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation money for climate-smart pilot projects. “The NRCS ...
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities
On Monday, the USDA announced $1 billion in partnerships to support America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. The new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity will finance pilot projects that create market opportunities for U.S. ag ...
USDA Expands Partnerships for Conservation
USDA Expands Partnerships for Conservation
USDA Expands Partnerships for Conservation
USDA is leveraging its authorities under the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to bring in new types of partners and expand opportunities in voluntary conservation. In direct response to feedback from stakeholders, USDA updated the program’s rule regarding matching fund requirements, and invested in additional staff to work directly with partners. The ...
Coalition Seeks CCC Funds for Farm Workers
Coalition Seeks CCC Funds for Farm Workers
Coalition Seeks CCC Funds for Farm Workers
More than 160 farm groups as part of the Agriculture Workforce Coalition want Commodity Credit Corporation funds to help protect farmworkers. In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, the coalition says, "We ask for your help as we continue to promote the health and safety of our farm employees and rural communities ...
Roberts: Ag Groups Helped Replenish CCC
Roberts: Ag Groups Helped Replenish CCC
Roberts: Ag Groups Helped Replenish CCC
As Senate Ag Chair Pat Roberts, and he’ll tell you farm groups turned the tide in the election-year Republican fight with House Democrats to restore $30 billion in key Farm Bill and virus funding in the Commodity Credit Corporation. The Kansas Republican after Democrats relented in a deal that gave them more for school nutrition programs said: “Forty-seven different farm organizations and commodi

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