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America’s cattle ranchers are getting a major boost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced the new Ranchers First Initiative, a package of actions aimed at rebuilding the nation’s beef herd, which the department says is currently at a 75-year low. Under the initiative, USDA is introducing new livestock risk protection tools designed to help …
(USDA/FSA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers. “More than a quarter of producers are beginning farmers,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky. “We need to support the next generation of agricultural producers who we …
The Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is reminding the ag community of operating and farm ownership loans and installment loans for bad credit to underserved and beginning farmers. For decades now, the FSA has set aside funds, earmarked for these two specific groups. Houston Bruck of the Washington State FSA says not only do these loans help new farmers …
