Zach Ducheneaux

The USDA will allow participants in CRP to request voluntary termination if they are in the final year of a CRP contract. They can make that request following the end of the primary nesting season for the fiscal year 2022. Participants approved for this one-time, voluntary termination don’t have to repay rental payments. It’ ...

The Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program and Organic Certification Cost Share Program. The programs help producers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses ...

Tuesday, March 15th is an important deadline for producers when it comes to managing their risk. “We encourage them to make their elections and enrollments for our Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2022 crop year, otherwise known as ARC and PLC," said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. "AR ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is disrupting movement of wheat, corn and other products out of that country. Some analysts say this could possibly cause some food shortages in some places. This is also bringing up the question of whether the administration might allow, on an emergency basis, several million acres of Conservation Reserve Program lands to be planted into wheat and corn ... Read M

Farmers who haven’t signed up for the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs for 2022 have until March 15th to sign their contracts. The two safety-net programs provide income support for farmers who experience significant drops in crop prices or revenues. ...

Producers who have yet to enroll in the Agriculture Risk Management or Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2022 crop year must do so by March 15th. The USDA programs provide vital income support to farmers experiencing a substantial decline in crop prices or revenues ...

On Tuesday, the USDA extended the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage for 2022. The deadline to apply for coverage is now March 25th. USDA’s Farm Service Agency opened signup in December 2021 to help producers manage economic risk brought on by milk price and feed cost disparities. ...

Ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program for 2021 grazing losses due to a qualifying drought or fire. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said, “FSA is here to help offset these economic hardships and help producers rebuild with resilience.” The deadlin ...

The USDA is out with its final pandemic assistance payments for timber harvesters and timber hauling businesses through its PATHH, Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers, program. FSA administrator, Zach Ducheneaux said Congress authorized funding for this program and selected the USDA for dispersing the money due to the USDA's tremendous service delivery mechanism. "The PATHH

Signup begins Monday for USDA's Dairy Margin Coverage Safety Net Program. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux notes, there will be a supplemental DMC enrollment, as well for 2022. "Supplemental DMC is going to provide up to $580 million to assist small and mid-sized dairy operations that have increased production over the years, but haven't been able to enroll that additional p