MFP

It may the first day of November, but the FSA is reminding growers to look ahead to December.  Farm Service Agency offices across the Northwest are reminding producers that the deadline to apply for Market Facilitation Program funding is December 6th.  MF...

During last week's trade talks between the U.S. and China, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said most American farmers still favor the hard stance the Trump Administration has taken against China.   "We're not gonna surrender to their world domination efforts.  An...

A quarterly review of the Farm Credit System shows reported steady earnings and higher capital, but a decline in loan quality, so far, in 2019.  The Farm Credit Administration received the report last week that outlines economic issues affecting agriculture, with an update on the financial condition and performance of the Farm Credit System.  ...

A quarterly review of the Farm Credit System shows reported steady earnings and higher capital, but a decline in loan quality, so far, in 2019.  The Farm Credit Administration received the report last week that outlines economic issues affecting agriculture, with an update on the financial condition and performance of the Farm Credit System.   ...

The 2019 Market Facilitation Program has been running for just under two months now.  Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue was recently asked how farmers feel about a second trait A package.   “Overwhelmingly the comments we've heard on sign up have been positive. I think the FS...

The 2019 Market Facilitation Program has been running for just under two months now.  Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue was recently asked how farmers feel about a second trait A package.   “Overwhelmingly the comments we've heard on sign up have been positive. I think the FS...

When it comes to trade talks and ending this trade war, Ag Secretary, Sonny Perdue, says the ball's in China's court.   “The question is: what's China going do to stop stealing our stuff?” Perdue said.  “Maybe you'd like to ask China, President Xi what China's gonna do to come to the table, and trade like a number two economy in the world, and trade fairly and freely without hassling and jerking o

USDA has issued details of how it calculated the estimated damage from trade disruptions in this latest support package for farmers announced in July.  Two years of trade damage methodology reports for 2018 and 2019 are featured on the home page of USDA's Office of the Chief Economist.  Fa...

Farmers may face some unique income tax considerations for 2019, thanks primarily to unique income sources such as Market Facilitation Program payments intended to help during this trade war.  Barry Ward of Ohio State University Extension said when looking at the USDA's trade mitigation package there's still a lot that's not known regarding how to claim that taxable income based on the payment set

The first round of the Market Facilitation Program is underway.   “We expect up to 14.5 billion in dollars in payments will go to producers that have been affected by unwarranted retaliatory tariffs on US farm production,” said Farm Service Agency Administrator, Richard Fordyce. He noted thi...