USDA Announces Farm Payments Scheduled to Resume

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WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced today that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, are scheduled to resume today, May 8. This includes payments for the Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

USDA Designates 6 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated six counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas in two separate designations. Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember …

Several Pieces of Ag Related Legislation Being Discussed in Congress

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Lawmakers are entering a busy schedule on Capitol Hill for the next few weeks with several pieces of legislation at the committee level that could have a significant impact on U.S. agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Time Getting Short for Census of Ag Forms

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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack reminds farmers and ranchers of the upcoming May 31, 2013 deadline to submit their information for the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in …

Peanuts on Loan Holding Back Market

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Today Tyron Spearman has a story which looks at how the large number of peanuts currently on loan is having an affect on what the market is willing to pay at this time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Honey Bee Health Report Reveals More Questions than Answers

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After five years of extensive research regarding honeybee health, Dr. Mae Berenbaum with the University of Illinois, says we now know more about what we don’t know. Download Audio Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle …

U.S. Peanut Exports are Booming

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The latest report shows U.S. peanut exports are doing very well this year, as Tyron Spearman runs through the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida …

Abundant Rainfall Could be Double-Edged Sword for Cotton Farmers

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With 17 percent of the cotton planted in Georgia, Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says the blessing of this year’s abundant rainfall could also hinder farmers trying to get the crop in before the crop insurance deadline. Download Audio Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support …

Groups Call for Conservation Compliance Compromise

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WASHINGTON, D.C.–May 6, 2013–The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and a group of major agricultural, environmental and conservation groups have joined together in support of a non-partisan agreement to provide a common-sense farm and natural resource safety net through relinking crop insurance premium assistance to conservation compliance. The recommendations were submitted Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities …

Budget Cuts

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Everett Griner explains how the U.S.D.A. reports will be hard hit on this new round of budget cuts. Download Audio Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement …