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USDA Tests Acreage Reporting Pilot

Published April 28, 2026

A new USDA pilot program is underway in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, to modernize acreage reporting for farmers. USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce says the effort is designed to simplify the reporting process and…

USDA Tests New Acreage Reporting System in North Dakota

Published April 14, 2026

An effort to modernize farm program reporting is being piloted in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. North Dakota Farm Service Agency Director Brad Thykeson says the county is one of eight nationwide selected to test a new acreage certification process,…

Bill Cuts SNAP, Boosting Farm Programs

Published May 15, 2025

The House Agriculture Committee passed its reconciliation bill on a 29-25 party-line vote. It cuts $290 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next decade while adding $60 billion to farm program funding.

Policy Experts Seek Better Safety Net for Farmers

Published March 13, 2025

At the National Farmers Union Convention, agricultural policy leaders addressed key farm policy challenges, including legislative uncertainty in Washington. "I think right now, the easiest way to describe Capitol Hill is a bit chaotic," said Brad Weddelman, majority chief economist,…

Reminder: Additional COVID Relief Available for Farmers

Published April 22, 2021

The Farm Service Agency is sending out payments to farmers as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program. That’s the COVID relief that replaces the third Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. "The name was changed in the Biden administration and…

NAWG Advocates Voluntary Participation in Carbon Programs

Published March 5, 2021

As the Biden Administration and Congress consider climate change policies, National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule says the farm programs should begin as a voluntary effort. "We would never want to start any program being mandatory; ARC is…

Uncertainty in Agriculture is like “Throwing a Rock in a Pond”

Published April 20, 2020

Agriculture was already dealing with a challenging economy, even before the COVID-19 pandemic started. According to Bell Bank Senior Vice President Lynn Paulson, farm program payments through the Market Faciliation Program and WHIP-plus did help the balance sheet come loan…

USDA Considers Options for Flexibility

Published March 26, 2020

USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey and his team are looking for additional ways to help farmers deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. "We'll continue to look at upcoming deadlines and be as flexible as we can." Northey says…

Trade Deals Boost January Ag Barometer

Published February 4, 2020

According to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, the January barometer increased 17 points from December to 167. The improvement in expectations is due primarily to the signing of the phase one trade agreement with China. Sixty-nine percent…

Articles tagged under: farm programs

USDA Tests Acreage Reporting Pilot

USDA Tests New Acreage Reporting System in North Dakota

Bill Cuts SNAP, Boosting Farm Programs

Policy Experts Seek Better Safety Net for Farmers

Reminder: Additional COVID Relief Available for Farmers

NAWG Advocates Voluntary Participation in Carbon Programs

Uncertainty in Agriculture is like “Throwing a Rock in a Pond”

USDA Considers Options for Flexibility

Trade Deals Boost January Ag Barometer

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