Articles tagged under: Martin Barbre
‘Top-Up’ Payments to be Paid in October
Published September 27, 2019
Farmers who filed a prevented plant claim will automatically receive a ‘top-up’ payment. A 15 percent plussed up payment will be made to farmers with Yield Protection and Revenue Protection with the Harvest Price Option. Those without the Harvest Price…Prevent Plant Acreage Claims Still Coming Into RMA
Published September 14, 2019
Prevent plant acres remain a big unknown. Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre told the Red River Farm Network the USDA is looking at dollars, not acres at this time. "We're at more than $2.5 billion in paid claims for…USDA Moves Up Cover Crop Haying and Grazing Date
Published June 20, 2019
USDA's Risk Management Agency has moved up the date for farmers and ranchers to start haying and grazing cover crops on prevent plant acres to September 1. The adjustment was made due to this year’s late planting season and forage…NSA Summer Seminar Coming Up
Published June 14, 2019
The National Sunflower Association is hosting their Summer Seminar in late June. NSA Executive Director John Sandbakken says sessions will start with a young farmer panel. "We'll have producers from North Dakota and South Dakota talk about how they make…