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USDA Raises Corn Crop Forecast
2014-09-15 20:33:00| National Hog Farmer
We old-timers could call this a Timex crop so far: Takes a licking, but keeps on ticking. Such was the news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week. That name has been supported as well by reports that last weeks frost damage was not severe. It looks as though the record crop is nearly in the bin, or at least piled outside on the ground awaiting transportation. read more
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USDA forecasts more soybeans
2014-09-14 21:38:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Freeze warnings have some worried but the sub-$10 per bushel soybean price is more of a concern for a huge crop expected to hit the bins this fall. USDAs Thursday forecast of 3.91 billion bushels surpassed the August projection of 3.81 billion. New-crop ending soybean stocks are projected at 475 million bushels. All those numbers helped keep downward pressure on soybean prices. read more
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Checkoff Reform On The Way, Vows USDA Secretary Vilsack
2014-09-11 01:40:49| Beef
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has vowed to reform the checkoff, after the National Farmers Union announced its self-removal from the working group for the program. What changes are necessary to make the checkoff more effective? Todays blog discusses some of those issues. BEEF Daily read more
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USDA Announces Major Investments to Modernize Service of Rural Electric Systems
2014-09-10 18:04:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week announced that USDA is investing more than $518 million in rural electric cooperatives to improve the delivery of electric power to communities in 15 states. read more
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USDA Encourages Producers to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Programs this Month to Avoid Payment Cuts
2014-09-08 22:32:00| National Hog Farmer
P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging livestock producers who have suffered eligible disaster-related losses to sign-up by Sept. 30, or face a cut in disaster payments. Congressionally mandated payment reductions will take place for producers who have not acted before the end of the month. read more
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