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Planting Progress Shows Strong Early Season Gains

May 9, 2025May 16, 2025 Gina Clark soybeans, USDA, corn, Winter Wheat, Planting Progress, Spring Wheat, Oats

The USDA released its eighth Crop Progress Report of the 2025 growing season on May 5. Here’s a look at the most recent corn, soy, wheat, and oat numbers.

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Report Shows 75% of Corn Crop in Good/Excellent Condition

June 12, 2024June 19, 2024 Gina Clark USDA, Crop Progress Report

USDA released its 10th Crop Progress report of the 2024 growing season on June 3. Here’s a look at the most recent corn, soy, wheat, and oat numbers.

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Feds Boost Biosecurity Funding at Dairy Farms to Fight Bird Flu

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 Gina Clark USDA, Bird Flu

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will now pay dairy farms with confirmed avian influenza infections to help contain the virus’ spread.

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USDA Unveils $1.5 Billion in Climate Smart Grants

April 17, 2024May 8, 2024 Gina Clark USDA, Conservation

The USDA is providing $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to support conservation and climate solutions.

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Record Drop in Farm Income Expected in 2024

February 22, 2024March 20, 2024 Gina Clark USDA, Farm Income, American Farm Bureau Federation

Farmers can expect the largest recorded year-to-year dollar drop in net farm income in 2024.

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$700 Million Allocated to Connect Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, High speed internet, Re-Connect Program, Farm Bill Package

The USDA today announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states reliable, affordable high-speed internet.

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USDA To Provide Additional Assistance to Farm Loan Borrowers

August 17, 2023September 18, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, FLP Loan, Farm Loan, Dept of Ag

The USDA announced it will begin providing additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers facing financial risk.

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USDA Announces $320 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, supply chain, Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the USDA is making investments that will create new and better markets for agricultural producers and food businesses in 19 states across rural America.

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Got (Whole) Milk?

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, Milk

A House committee approved a bill that would allow cafeterias to serve full-fat and 2% milk.

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Farm Grants Available for Females

June 1, 2023June 7, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, Farm Grants, Women Business Owners, Loans, Small Business Owner

Statistics have proven that female farmers are under-represented in the agricultural field lately. The USDA has recognized this discrepancy and offers many farm grants for women to help level the playing field.

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Crop Progress: USDA Reports Planting Pace – Slower Than Expected

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, Crop Progress Report

The latest crop progress data from the USDA showed both corn and soybean plantings moving slower than analysts anticipated.

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USDA Reports Beef Cow Herd Near Record Low

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, Beef, Cow herd

Beef cow inventory has settled at progressively lower levels since the 1990-2004 cattle cycle.

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2023 USDA Crop Production Report

January 18, 2023January 26, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, Crop Production Report

The USDA recently released its Annual Crop Production Report focusing on corn, soybeans, and wheat.

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Slow Start for Corn Planting

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt USDA, Planting

corn planting is moving at its slowest pace in nine years. Poor timing for threats to the world’s largest corn crop as prices remain near record levels.

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USDA Payments to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Vernon Schmidt livestock, USDA, Disaster

New Emergency Livestock Relief benefits to be delivered through two-phased approach; compensation for 2021 forage losses WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 –

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Corn, Soybean Harvests Ahead of Schedule

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USDA

The U.S. corn and soybean harvests have passed the halfway mark.

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Demand from China Leads to Surge in U.S. Ag Exports

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USDA

Analysts forecast that China, reclaiming its spot as the No. 1 customer, will account for $1 of every $5 in overseas sales this year.

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U.S. Forecasts Highest Prices for Crops in Years

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USDA, WASDE

The USDA estimates the corn crop will sell for a season-average $5.70 a bushel, soybeans for $13.85, and wheat for $6.50. Those would be the highest farm gate prices since 2013 for corn and soybeans and the highest since 2014 for wheat.

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Vilsack Focuses on Sustainability in First Hearing

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Vilsack

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley introduced Vilsack at the Ag Committee hearing, an indication of bipartisan support for the nominee to succeed Sonny Perdue.

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Shrinking Grain Supplies Send Prices Skyward

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Commodities, Grain

Dry weather and an uptick in demand from China has influenced the supply-and-demand scenario on grains.

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Vilsack Expected to Return as USDA Chief

December 15, 2020September 14, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USDA

If confirmed, Vilsack will face challenges related to diminished trade, a decline in rural populations, a mandate to combat climate change, and a burdened food stamps program.

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USDA Issues $14 Billion in COVID Relief to Farmers

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Kristi Ruggles USDA, COVID-19

This is the second round of assistance the administration will send to farmers. It distributed $19 billion earlier this year.

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USDA Projects Farm Income at 7-Year High

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Farm Income, COVID-19

The last time federal payments accounted for a greater percentage of farm income was 2001 at 41 percent. Sonny Perdue said Monday he hopes to announce a new version of coronavirus relief this week.

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Three Farm Belt States Get Quarter of Relief Money

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Kristi Ruggles USDA, COVID-19

Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin have collected one-fourth of USDA’s corona-virus relief payments. California has the largest average payment.

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USDA, Prosecutors Investigate Meatpackers

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Meatpacking

The president of the North Dakota Farmers Union said the industry has rarely seen such obvious market abuses by the meatpacking industry.

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Farm Aid to Launch After Memorial Day

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Farmer aid

Farmers and ranchers seeking a lifeline from the Agriculture Department can sign up for a relief check starting Monday.

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USDA Predicts Better 2020 for Ag, More Aid Possible

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Farm Income

In spite of challenges such as the coronavirus and competition from Brazil, the USDA’s chief economist sees “more hopeful signs” for farmers.

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Farmers Receive Final Round of 2019 Trade Support

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Trade Aid

USDA has rolled out the final tranche of 2019 payments to farmers hurt by global trade disputes. The funds could bring total payments for the year close to $14.5 billion.

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ASF Vaccine Shows Promise, Availability Seems Distant

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Kristi Ruggles USDA, African swine fever, vaccine

U.S. officials have developed a 100-percent effective vaccine against African swine fever, but it likely will not be available for commercial use for years.

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USDA Considers Third Round of Trade Aid

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Market Facilitation Program

USDA will decide in January whether to issue the third tranche of payments under the 2019 Market Facilitation Program. A trade deal with China will not necessarily stop USDA from releasing the money.

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USDA, FCC Focus on Internet Capacity for Rural America

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 Kristi Ruggles USDA, FCC, Precision Farming

The FCC will establish a $9 billion fund to deploy advanced wireless services to rural America and designate $1 billion for precision ag needs. The USDA continues to invest in broadband infrastructure.

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USDA: Harvest Lags Behind Historic Average

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Kristi Ruggles USDA

Harvests for corn, soybeans, and cotton is not as far along as the average of previous years.

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USDA Sends Hurricane Aid to Southern Farmers

November 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Flooding, Block grants, hurricane

The USDA is providing up to $800 million in block grants to states hit by Hurricanes Florence and Michael in 2018. A spokesperson said $381 million will go to Florida, $337 million to Georgia and $25 million to Alabama.

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USDA, State Ag Groups Accelerate Research on Climate

September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 Kristi Ruggles USDA, climate

State departments of ag have adopted new policies on climate resiliency. The USDA hopes to boost funding for the same issue after distributing more than $3 billion in disaster money to farmers.

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