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Enrollment is underway for the Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loan Coverage Farm Bill safety net-programs for crop year 2020, and that enrollment period runs through June 30th.  However, at the same time FSA is taking enrollment for 2019 ARC/PLC; that enrollment runs through March 15th.   ...

The USDA opened enrollment for the Agriculture Risk Coverage, and Price Loss Coverage programs this week.  ARC, provides income support payments on historical base acres when actual crop revenue declines below a specified guarantee level.  PL...

The partial government shutdown of USDA and more than half a dozen other departments and agencies is now into its third week, with impacts being felt far and wide.  Farm Bill implementation, spring planting decisions, food stamp spending and many other activities that depend on government funding, are or will soon be in limbo, due to the partial government shutdown.  ...

The partial government shutdown of USDA and more than half a dozen other departments and agencies is now into its third week, with impacts being felt far and wide.  Farm Bill implementation, spring planting decisions, food stamp spending and many other activities that depend on government funding, are or will soon be in limbo, due to the partial government shutdown.   ...

As if farmers didn’t have enough problems with years of low-prices, trade and other troubles.  Now, the partial government shutdown, in its second week, is unnerving producers. “It’s always a challenge to implement a farm bill, but when the department doesn’t have funding, that’s certainly something that, we’re all holding our breath to see, A, how quickly that can get resolved, and B, how that he

By a 369 to 47 vote, the House approved the 2018 Farm Bill, sending the legislation to President Trump for his signature.  House approval came a day after the Senate overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan measure, months after the expiration of the 2014 Farm Bill; and after years of a farm crisis that’s driven many producers out of business.  Presiden...

The USDA is making payments to producers and landowners via a variety of programs.  While the 2014 Farm Bill has expired, the program payments have not.   "We're actually in between Farm Bills right now, but we still operating under the last farm bill's coverage of 2017 crop year and 2018 crop year," Agriculture Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey.   ... Read

On Friday, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced farm program payments for the 2017 crop year through the ARC and PLC programs.  These safety nets, which were created in the now expired 2014 Farm Bill, provide revenue and price support for farmers across the country.  Approximatel...

On Friday, the House voted against the Republican led Farm Bill proposal.  House Resolution 2 was struck down by a 198-213 vote.  Not only did all House Democrats vote against the proposal, but 30 Republicans crossed party lines to vote against the Farm Bill resolution.   ...

Central Washington growers, don't forget the deadline to report spring planted crops is June 15.  FSA asks that farmers report prevented planting and failed acres in order to establish or retain program eligibility.  Producers must report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, they were prevented from planting.   ...