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USDA Forest Service to Conduct Prescribed Burning at Midewin
The USDA Forest Service will be conducting prescribed burns throughout Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (NTP) during the spring of 2024.…
Vilsack: Ag Census Serves as a ‘Wake-up Call’
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek The number of farms and farmland in the U.S. continues to fall, as the average age…
USDA to Issue $306 Million in Final Payments for ’20, ’21 Natural Disasters
The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing final Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payments totaling approximately $306 million to eligible…
USDA Encourages Producers Participating in Conservation Reserve Program to Consider Forest Management Incentive
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering financial assistance to agricultural producers and private landowners enrolled in its Conservation…
Farmers, Ranchers Now Can Make USDA Farm Loan Payments Online
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that most farm loan borrowers will be able to make payments to their…
USDA Now Accepting Applications for Farm Loans Online
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who…
USDA to Provide More Than $3 Billion in Disaster Aid
The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $3 billion to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted…
USDA Milk Loss Program Assistance Deadline to October 30
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, October 17, 2023 – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the application deadline for the Milk…
USDA Launches Pilot Program to Support Supply Chain Resilience
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced that agricultural employers can begin to apply for a pilot program designed to improve the…
Conservation Reserve Offers Top 1 Million Acres
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 1 million acres in this…
USDA Conservation Choices with Continuous CRP
Agricultural producers and landowners in Illinois interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments can…
USDA Announces CRP Sign-up for 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can sign up for the Grassland Conservation…