NAFB News Service
H-2A Positions Increase Five-Fold Since 2005
The USDA says the number of H-2A workers increased five-fold between 2005 and 2019.
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) says this data is an indicator...
Farmland Prices Continue Decline, Farm Borrowing Increasing
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index from Creighton University shows farmland prices are declining while farmer borrowing is growing.
Released last week, the overall index for...
Rural Infrastructure Advancement Act Introduced in the Senate
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced Senate Bill 3842, called the Rural Infrastructure Advancement Act.
Wicker authored legislation that would establish a Rural Assistance Pilot Program...
March Margins Trigger Dairy Margin Coverage Program Payment
USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced this week that the March triggered the first payment to dairy farmers enrolled in the Dairy Margin Coverage program.
The...
House Democrats Heroes Act Includes Agriculture Provisions
The next round of coronavirus relief introduced by House Democrats would increase direct payments to farmers by $16 billion.
The funds are expected to supplement...
USDA Hosting Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Webinar
A webinar Thursday offers farmers information on direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Planned for 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Department of Agriculture...
COVID-19 Impacting Ag Equipment Demand, Supply Chains
A new survey from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers finds that more than half of U.S. equipment manufacturers believe the COVID-19 pandemic has had...
Lighthizer: USMCA Will Be Effective July 1
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) will go into effect July 1. According to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the July 1 date represents a one-month delay...
USDA Reports Record Enrollment in Key Farm Safety-Net Programs
Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the USDA’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2019 crop...
USDA Actively Working on COVID-19 Aid
In a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Secretary Sonny Perdue said USDA is working on a plan to allocate relief funds to farmers.
Perdue...
