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  • May 16, 2012
    Article

    June 1 deadline for Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program, ACRE sign-up

    Producers are reminded that enrollment for the 2012 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) ends on June 1, 2012....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    Delta Agriculture making major contribution to Mississippi economy

    Governor Bryant of Mississippi says state should continue to invest in agricultural research, flood control....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    Specialty crop group petitions EPA on herbicide-resistant crops

    A coalition within the U.S. specialty crop industry has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to conduct an environmental impact statement (EIS) for dicamba- and 2,4-D-tolerant crops, saying more study of the technologies is needed....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    Foreigners must report U.S. ag land holdings

    USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director James B. Douglass reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    USDA celebrates 150 years

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture....More
  • May 14, 2012
    Article

    Gov. Bryant: agriculture’s economic role often underrated

    Agriculture continues to be the mainstay of the economy in Mississippi and other Mid-South states, and, as such, it should be promoted and protected — not neglected, said Gov. Phil Bryant at this year's Delta Council annual meeting....More
  • May 11, 2012
    Article

    AFBF intervenes in Mississippi River Basin case

    The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with 14 state Farm Bureau organizations and 16 other national and regional agricultural organizations, has filed a motion seeking to intervene in Gulf Restoration Network, et al. v. Jackson, et al., a lawsuit seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency to establish federal numeric nutrient water quality standards for all states in the Mississippi River Basin....More
  • May 10, 2012
    Article

    USDA funding to improve rural electric infrastructure

    The USDA has announced that rural electric cooperative utilities in 10 states will receive loans to install smart grid technologies and make improvements to generation and transmission facilities....More
  • May 9, 2012
    Article

    Specialty crop needs, food bank pressures and fighting SNAP fraud

    During a Tuesday farm bill hearing, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture quizzed panelists on a broad range of topics regarding specialty crops and nutrition programs....More
  • May 9, 2012
    Article

    DOL regulatory back-down calms family farm tempest

    The U.S. Department of Labor’s recent decision to withdraw the proposed rule dealing with family farms and child labor calmed a months-long storm in rural America. Accused by opponents of being a hyper-regulatory overreach, the rule would have prevented the children of farming families from many work-related activities....More
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