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The FSA Office Will Be a Busy Place for the Next Couple Weeks

Published March 3, 2022

The general signup deadline for the Conservation Reserve Program is Friday. The decision for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage program must be made by mid-month. "Even if you want to roll over your contract and make the same…

Svenningsen Appointed to Lead ND Farm Service Agency

Published February 25, 2022

Valley City, North Dakota farmer Marcy Svenningsen will be North Dakota Farm Service Agency's State Executive Director. She previously served as the chair of the USDA’s North Dakota Farm Service Agency State Committee and is involved in the North Dakota…

Dakotas Still Waiting on State Executive Directors

Published February 10, 2022

The Biden Administration continues to appoint State Executive Directors to the Farm Service Agency, but none have been named in the Dakotas yet. As of February 7, there are 28 state executive directors named to the FSA; 25 that still…

USDA Extends Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up

Published February 8, 2022

The USDA extended the deadline for farmers to enroll in the 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage program. The deadline is extended to March 25. Farmers can apply through their local Farm Service Agency office.

Conservation Reserve Program Sign-Up Open

Published January 31, 2022

Sign-up opens on Monday, January 31 and runs through March 11 for the Conservation Reserve Program. "We hope to build on the growing enrollment we had last year in the program," said Zach Ducheneaux, administrator, Farm Service Agency. General CRP helps…

Longtime FSA Farm Loan Manager Passes

Published January 27, 2022

Gary Schommer, 60, passed away Tuesday. Schommer spent more than 30 years with USDA with both the Farm Service Agency and Farmers Home Administration. Schommer lived in McIntosh, Minnesota and served farmers in Polk, Marshall and Red Lake Counties.

Place Moves From MN Ag Department to FSA

Published January 19, 2022

Whitney Place is on the job as the new state executive director of the Minnesota Farm Service Agency. Her first interview in this role was with the Red River Farm Network. In her new role, Place will be working closely…

Place Named MN FSA State Executive Director

Published January 14, 2022

Minnesota has new Farm Service Agency executive director. Whitney Place has been with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture since 2012 and most recently served as an assistant commissioner. With this news, Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen announced two new appointments…

Top Story #6: A New Administration in Washington D.C.

Published December 30, 2021

President Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in office, including a review of the Trump administration’s environmental regulations. COVID recovery and climate change have also been priorities in the first year of the administration. In late February,…

Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up Begins Today

Published December 13, 2021

Sign-up for the 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage Program begins today. The USDA expanded the program, allowing farmers to enroll supplemental production. There are also updates to feed costs. "One of the changes we were able to make is to allow…

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Articles tagged under: Farm Service Agency

The FSA Office Will Be a Busy Place for the Next Couple Weeks

Svenningsen Appointed to Lead ND Farm Service Agency

Dakotas Still Waiting on State Executive Directors

USDA Extends Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up

Conservation Reserve Program Sign-Up Open

Longtime FSA Farm Loan Manager Passes

Place Moves From MN Ag Department to FSA

Place Named MN FSA State Executive Director

Top Story #6: A New Administration in Washington D.C.

Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up Begins Today

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