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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Funding”
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) wants to remind producers about the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (E-CAP). Relief payments through E-CAP are based on planted and prevented planted crop acres for eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year. Tyron Spearman has more details. To apply, visit fsa.usda.gov/ecap using a login.gov account, or contact your local FSA office to request an application. Producers who have not previously reported 2024 crop year …
The National Peanut Board (NPB) has announced it is accepting inquiries for its second annual request for proposals for food allergy research grants. The call for applications is open through May 9, 2025. This year, NPB has increased the total availability of grant funding up to $550,000, which will be awarded to qualified projects designed to advance food allergy solutions. NPB prioritizes …
When it comes to the $10 billion in economic assistance passed by Congress, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been working to get these funds out to producers. The program doing this is called the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program, or E-CAP. Tyron Spearman has more details. Eligible producers must report 2024 crop year planted and prevented planted acres to FSA on an FSA-578, Report …
Marking National Agriculture Day, Secretary Rollins Prioritizes Timely Support for Farmers (USDA-FSA/WASHINGTON/March 18, 2025) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. Administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency …
Over the years, there have been various groups that have opposed commodity checkoff programs, and those efforts continue. As Rusty Halvorson reports, another group has contacted the new Agriculture Secretary in efforts to stop checkoff programs. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins addressed farmers attending Commodity Classic in Denver earlier this week and outlined the USDA’s plan to distribute $30 billion in economic and disaster relief. She also met with leaders from the corn, soybean, wheat, and sorghum industries. Rollins called the current farm economy one of the worst in a century but expressed optimism for improvement. …
We told you last week that Congressional leaders sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hoping the Agriculture Department will get disaster relief out to farmers soon. Tyron Spearman has more information about that letter and the importance of this relief. During the recent Ag Outlook Forum, Secretary Rollins told those in attendance that the U.S. farm economy is dire, and she …
Congressional leaders are hoping the Agriculture Department will get disaster relief information sent out to farmers soon. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
The New USDA Secretary has announced a $1 billion comprehensive strategy to fight highly pathogenic avian influenza, protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. Rusty Halvorson has more details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Secretary Rollins rolls out a robust strategy to deliver affordable eggs (USDA/Washington, D.C./Feb. 26, 2025) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. This is in addition to funding already being provided to indemnify growers for depopulated flocks. As …
