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WILLMAR -- While everyone seems to agree that the climate legislation being debated in Congress would have a big impact on agriculture, not everyone agrees whether it will help or...

WILLMAR -- After several months of unusually dry weather and a smaller-than-expected second cutting of alfalfa hay, livestock producers should note the provisions that allow limited haying or grazing of...

WILLMAR -- Local Farm Service Agency offices continue to accept requests to participate in either the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment program or the new Average Crop Revenue Election program. Application...

This year, when the House began to write climate change legislation, it was clear to me that if I didn't get involved in this process, the needs of agriculture, forestry...

This year, when the House began to write climate change legislation, it was clear to me that if I didn't get involved in this process, the needs of agriculture, forestry...

Thus far, 2009 has not been a good year for dairy producers and the dairy industry. The combination of low milk prices and higher-than-normal feeding costs has producers in a...

Authorized by the 2008 farm bill, the Biomass Crop Assistance Program will provide financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver biomass material to designated biomass conversion facilities for use...

Local Farm Service Agency offices are now accepting nominations of candidates for the 2009 county committee election. Eligible voters can nominate, by petition, candidates of their choice. Producers may also...

Consumer demand for organic food has risen quickly over the past decade, triggered in part by the development of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's iconic organic label and the requirements...

Local Farm Service Agency offices continue to accept requests to participate in the new Average Crop Revenue Election program. Application requests will continue to be accepted through the extended sign-up...

Several U.S. Department of Agriculture programs are designed to support the special needs of beginning farmers, including financial support in the form of loans and higher conservation payment rates. In...

WILLMAR -- As required by the new farm bill and in response to numerous requests from the general public, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released county-level cash rent data...

WILLMAR -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to offer certain producers the opportunity to modify and extend their Conservation Reserve Program contracts that are scheduled to expire Sept...

WILLMAR -- Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have announced that producers will be able to elect and begin enrolling farms into the new Average Crop Revenue Election program...

WILLMAR -- In response to the discovery that federal farm program benefits totaling nearly $50 million had been issued to producers that did not meet payment eligibility requirements, officials from...