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Articles tagged under: Farm Service Agency

From ‘Antiquated’ to Efficient: Beam Leads FSA IT Revamp

Published April 17, 2026

Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam is focused on modernizing the IT systems. In his words, the USDA systems were antiquated. "They were working, but we had to constantly keep working on them," said Beam. "It is sort of like…
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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,…
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Acreage Reporting Accuracy Improves with MyAgData

Published April 3, 2026

USDA’s One Farmer, One File initiative is designed to unify Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency acreage records into a single submission. Farmers can submit their own information or turn to an outside party. Fargo-based MyAgData is the only…
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USDA Announces One Farmer, One File Initiative

Published February 27, 2026

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced a new initiative called One Farmer, One File, which aims to streamline and modernize records across Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Risk Management Agency systems. "These new modern systems will not…
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Farmer Bridge Assistance Enrollment Off to Strong Start

Published February 24, 2026

Enrollment in the USDA Farmer Bridge Assistance program is off to a good start. "We are using login.gov to help people verify signup online and that went exceptionally well; in fact, it exceeded expectations," reports Bill Beam, administrator, Farm Service…
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Hagert Tapped for Senior USDA Post

Published February 9, 2026

An Emerado, North Dakota farmer is in line for a top job at USDA. USDA hasn’t made the official announcement yet, but Jared Hagert is expected to be the new Farm Service Agency Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs. Hagert has…
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MN FSA Committee Appointed

Published January 16, 2026

Five individuals have been appointed to the Minnesota Farm Service Agency State Committee. Randolph farmer Charles Radman will chair the committee. The members of the committee also include Jim Kukowski of Strathcona, Jason May of Rush City, Pamela Kay Uhlenkamp…
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Friday Deadline for Wildfire Losses

Published November 17, 2025

Friday is the deadline for livestock producers to apply for assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 flood and wildfire losses. Due to the government shutdown, the Farm Service Agency said livestock and dairy farmers may…
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ARC-CO Payment Update

Published November 13, 2025

The Farm Service Agency is processing and distributing PLC and ARC-County payments. Peanuts and cotton were the only two covered commodities to trigger PLC payments.  ARC-County payments for corn in Minnesota total more than $373 million, with payments averaging nearly…
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Limited Staff May Affect FSA Loan Processing

Published October 24, 2025

Farm Service Agency county offices are open, but staff are limited to two county employees per location. Farmers are anxious to secure the signatures necessary to process farm loans, but North Dakota FSA State Executive Director Brad Thykeson said there…
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