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NFU Urges USDA to Strengthen Payment Limitations and Eligibility
2015-05-26 21:00:06| National Farmers Union
WASHINGTON (May 26, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today urged the U.S. Department Of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen payment limitations and payment eligibility for certain USDA farm programs. Our grassroots policy has long held that the primary objectives of national agricultural policy should be to enable family farmers to significantly increase
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USDA weather recap: Rain provides much-needed moisture; cold temps slow crop emergence
2015-05-22 21:41:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Cool, wet weather in the Upper Midwest contrasted with warm conditions in the Ohio Valley. In the eastern Corn Belt, planting proceeded between occasional showers. In the upper Midwest, cool, rainy weather provided much-needed moisture, following a period of rapid planting, but slowed corn and soybean emergence and development. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1 read more
USDA allocates $21 million to help farmers, ranchers battle drought
2015-05-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $21 million to help farmers and ranchers in California and other states install new irrigation systems, plant cover crops and implement other water conservation practices, officials said Monday. The funds, made possible by the 2014 farm bill, will be distributed to the most severely drought-stricken areas of eight states, as determined by the U.S. Drought Monitor. It is not clear how much of the money will go to California, but in...
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US Honeybee Population Plummets by More Than 40%, USDA Finds
2015-05-14 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: To the horror of beekeepers around the country, it appears that the worrisome decline in honeybees is getting even worse. According to the latest annual government study, U.S. beekeepers reported losing 42.1 percent of the total number of colonies managed from April 2014 through April 2015, much higher than the 34.2 percent from the year prior. The study was conducted by the Bee Informed Partnership in collaboration with the Apiary Inspectors of America and the United States Department of Agriculture...
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USDA Weather recap: Showers boost topsoil moisture in Midwest
2015-05-13 23:09:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: USDA Shifting weather patterns brought warm, mostly dry weather to the eastern Corn Belt, while showers boosted topsoil moisture in the upper Midwest. At weeks end, a significant, late-season storm was underway across the nations mid-section, halting fieldwork but providing beneficial moisture for winter grains and newly planted summer crops. Interstitial Ads Frequency: 4 read more
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