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Crop Insurance and Conservation Compliance

April 21, 2015 Brandon Willis, Administrator, Risk Management Agency

Crop insurance has long been an important part of the farm safety net, providing a reliable and cost-effective risk management tool that ensures farmers can continue to farm even after tough years. Just as important is the planning and good stewardship of the land that farmers perform to ensure a...

Conservation

Steps Producers Can Take to Ensure They Meet Conservation Compliance Provisions

April 17, 2015 Justin Fritscher, Natural Resources Conservation Service

To be eligible to receive many USDA benefits, including loans, disaster assistance, federal crop insurance premium subsidies and conservation assistance, producers must comply with requirements for highly erodible lands and wetlands. The purpose of the conservation compliance provisions is to reduce...

Conservation

Investing in Collaborative Conservation to Address Global Food Security Challenges

April 17, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

This blog was cross-posted on the Chicago Council’s Global Food for Thought blog . Farmers, ranchers and foresters have long understood the need to care for our land and water. We depend on them for food, clothing and shelter – and they depend on our natural resources for their livelihoods. The...

Conservation Food and Nutrition

Earth Team Individuals Volunteer More than Just Time

April 16, 2015 Ciji Taylor, Natural Resources Conservation Service

We’ve all heard the old adage, “It’s not what you know but who you know.” For Matthew Roberts, the “who” was only a first step on a path that has led him to contribute more than 1,000 hours of volunteer service to the Wytheville, Virginia Service Center and his community. Matt’s career coach thought...

Conservation

The Bayou State: Louisiana Agriculture Keeps Rising

April 16, 2015 Nathan Crisp, Louisiana State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. It seems that...

Conservation

Organic Growth - 27,000+ Certified Organic Operations around the World

April 15, 2015 Anne L. Alonzo, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

This is the twenty-fourth installment of the Organic 101 series that explores different aspects of the USDA organic regulations. Across the country, more and more people are looking for organic options at their local markets. Thanks to the remarkable growth in the number of domestic and...

Conservation

Removing Barriers to Agricultural Trade Ensures US Products Can Thrive in Foreign Markets

April 10, 2015 Secretary Tom Vilsack

Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 saw the United States once again make significant gains in the international trade as USDA expanded opportunities for American producers overseas. In FY14 American farmers and ranchers exported a record $152.5 billion of food and agricultural goods to consumers worldwide, an...

Trade

Farming Going Strong in Kansas According to #AgCensus

April 09, 2015 Dean Groskurth, Northern Plains Regional Office Director, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. The Kansas...

Conservation

A Tool Helps Farmers, Conservationists Measure Cover Crop Economics

April 09, 2015 Jody Christiansen and Charlie Rahm, Natural Resources Conservation Service

What happens when you get two energized agriculture economists together? Possibly one of the best economic tools out there for farmers using or considering cover crops. The Cover Crop Economics Decision Support Tool, an Excel spreadsheet, was created by two economists with USDA’s Natural Resources...

Conservation

Farmers Help Fight Food Waste by Donating Wholesome Food

April 03, 2015 Jimmy Nguyen, Food and Nutrition Service

Sometimes Mother Nature and hard work come together to produce a bountiful harvest on the farm. But what if the grocery store, distributor, or processor that the farmer sells to can’t handle any excess? Or, what if a percentage of the crop turns out too big, too small, or oddly shaped and no one...

Food and Nutrition
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