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Ask FSA Andy about updating your bases and yield
Our hands at the FSA offices have been punching computer keyboards, updating your planting history and inputting your yield production history.
Vilsack abandons beef checkoff plan
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack withdrew his proposal to create a second beef checkoff program Dec. 19.
Crop insurance: Flawed and fixable
Federally subsidized crop insurance is the elephant in the Farm Bill pantry and anyone who had any role in pushing the law through the zoo called Congress knows it.
House blasts beef checkoff proposal
A month’s worth of online public comments on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s proposed implementation of a second beef checkoff program closed Dec. 10, three days before House and Senate passage of 2015 funding legislation. But that didn’t stop legislators from weighing in on the matter.
Ag outlook: dairy to drop, but profits may not
Lower grain and fuel prices will spell relief for livestock farmers. However, rent and land values remain high.
Ask FSA Andy about ELAP disaster assistance
The USDA has announced that nearly 2,500 applicants will receive disaster assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for losses suffered from Oct. 1, 2011, through Sept. 30, 2013.
Toledo mayor wants presidential executive order for Lake Erie algae problem
The economic impact of Lake Erie’s toxic algae blooms on the city of Toledo totalled an estimated $2.2 million to $2.5 million.
USDA extends dairy Margin Protection Program deadline, again
Farmers now have more time to sign up for the dairy Margin Protection Program. The new deadline is Dec. 19.
Dairy margin programs: what to know
With deadlines quickly approaching, here are some dairy program reminders.
‘Coincidences’ of the November election
Things that just hapend to — well — happen!
