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Michigan Farmers Encouraged to Complete 2022 Ag Census
The United States Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to complete the 2022 Census of Agriculture by its February 6 deadline.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics...
Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Open This Week
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county and urban county committee elections to all...
Bring Food Safety to Your Summer Vacation
As summertime brings families and friends together for outdoor celebrations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging you to make sure your summer...
Four Percent of Corn Crop, Eight Percent of Soybean Crop Planted...
So far in Michigan, four percent of the expected corn crop has been planted according to the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress Report for the...
USDA Accepts 2 Million Acres in Offers Through Conservation Reserve Program...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 2 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and...
USDA Announces May 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for May 2022, which are effective May 2, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)...
USDA Issues Report Showing Livestock, Crops Being Produced Under Contract
In 2020, agricultural contracts governed the production of about 33 percent, by value, of all U.S. farm commodities. A contract is a legal agreement...
African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine Passes Tests Required for Regulatory Approval
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Monday announced that a vaccine candidate for African Swine Fever (ASF) passed an...
USDA Announcing Changes to WASDE Beginning in May
Starting with the May 12, 2022 release (issue No. 624), the following changes will be made to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates...
USDA Establishes New $43 Million Program to Support Rural Health Care...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday announced the establishment of a program to expand rural hospitals and providers’ access to COVID-19...
