USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Illinois Impacted by Recent Severe Weather, Tornadoes and Flooding Springfield, Illinois, April 9, 2025 – Agricultural operations…
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By Daniel Grant FarmWeek USDA recently unveiled a new strategy to slow the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), ease the rising cost of…
Read MoreUSDA Announces 2025 Enrollment Periods for Crop and Dairy Safety-Net Programs SPRINGFIELD, Illinois January 15, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the…
Read MoreUSDA Increases Funding for New Specialty Crop Program; Reminds Producers of Upcoming Deadlines Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops deadline extended to January 10; Food Safety…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the final approximately $300 million in assistance to distressed direct and guaranteed farm loan borrowers under Section 22006…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomes input on the assessment of environmental impacts on two programs – the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) and Farm…
Read MoreUSDA to collect 2024 agricultural data Starting in late November, a sample of producers around the country will receive Agricultural Survey questionnaires from the U.S.…
Read MoreUSDA Approves Emergency Conservation Program and Emergency Forest Restoration Program Assistance in 3 Illinois Counties SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, November 14, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
Read MoreUSDA Makes Acreage Reporting Improvements to Allow Flexibility for Urban and Innovative Producers Acreage Reports are Eligibility Requirement for Many USDA Programs SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, November…
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By Nick Reiher Residents in Reed and Custer townships on edge about a proposed 3,590-acre solar farm will have to wait until February for a…
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