Tag: USDA
WASHINGTON (AP) About 3.1 million people would lose food stamp benefits under the Trump administrations proposal to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the food stamp program. The Agriculture Department said Tuesday that the rule…
Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts may re-enroll in certain CRP continuous signup practices or, if eligible, select a one-year contract extension. USDAs Farm Service Agency (FSA) also is accepting offers…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Some U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers are reluctant to move across the country to the Kansas City area when two research agencies move there. The USDA announced plans earlier this…
MANHATTAN Recent extreme weather conditions have impacted farmers and ranchers in Kansas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has disaster assistance programs available to help agricultural producers recover after natural disasters, including floods and…
The month-long federal government shutdown, which ended Friday, has prompted the Farm Service Agency to extend program deadlines for a number of programs. The extensions, necessary to due to funding lapses for United States Department…
As the government shutdown extends into its second month, the effects are expected to snowball for more and more residents. Consider Iolan Rheta Colston, a single mother of four children, ages 8 to 15. Colston,…
WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration is setting out to do what this years farm bill didnt: tighten work requirements for millions of Americans who receive federal food assistance. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on…
ROSEAU, Minn. (AP) Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland, a farmer from northern Minnesota who was tasked with selling President Jimmy Carters unpopular Soviet Union grain embargo to other farmers, died Sunday. He was…
Filing an accurate acreage report for all crops and land uses will prevent area farmers and ranchers from losing benefits for a variety of Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs. All small grains such as wheat…
LAHARPE A glimpse at LaHarpe is a glimpse at countless rural communities across America, Harry Lee Jr. noted. Weve got a lot of homes that need replacing, and we need replacement homes, Lee said.…
