Posts Tagged ‘USDA’
USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought
From agweb.com U.S. farmers this year will harvest their smallest wheat crop since 1972, as a severe drought in the U.S. Plains has curbed production of hard red winter wheat,…
Read MoreHalf of Farmer Bridge Assistance already allocated, USDA says
From farmpolicynews.illinois.edu AgWeek’s Noah Fish reported that “the U.S. Department of Agriculture already has obligated more than $6 billion in payments under its new Farmer Bridge Assistance program just days…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Enrollment Period for Farmer Bridge Payments
On Feb. 20, 2026, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, providing…
Read MoreUSDA moves toward leadership of Food for Peace
From world-grain.com The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) took the first step last week toward assuming Food for Peace, the flagship US international food aid program, with a series of…
Read MoreUSDA announces payment rates for FBA
On Dec. 1, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), the eligible commodity per-acre payment rates. As announced…
Read MoreImpact of Estimated Farmer Bridge Assistance on 2025 Farmer Return Projections
From agriculture.com Last week the USDA officially announced $12 billion in bridge assistance for U.S. farmers to offset economic losses associated with low prices, high production costs, and trade disputes…
Read MoreUSDA to resume ARC/PLC payments
From the National Association of Wheat Growers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Oct. 22 that it will resume Farm Service Agency (FSA) core operations this Thursday and…
Read MoreFarmer aid reportedly delayed by government shutdown
From Farm Policy News Politico’s Grace Yarrow reported that “the Trump administration has pushed back its plans to roll out economic aid for farmers this week due to the government…
Read MoreUSDA Blocks Taxpayer Dollars for Solar Panels on Prime Farmland
On Aug. 19, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Bill Hagerty, Rep. John Rose, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Read MoreUSDA relocation plan will save about $4 billion, officials say
From Successful Farming Government Executive’s Eric Katz reported that “the Agriculture Department is confident its push to move more employees out of Washington and into five new hubs around the…
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