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10/12/2021 SOURCE: www.aginfo.net

Support for small producers - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Small farms have a new insurance option

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, USDA,

Agricultural Economic Insights | CRP, CRP, Where Art Thou Acres?

Since 2007, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage has declined by nearly 17 million acres. The next farm bill will impact the fate of the program.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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USDA to Offer New Insurance Option for Conservation Minded Corn Farmers Who Split Apply Nitrogen | RMA

USDA to Offer New Insurance Option for Conservation Minded Corn Farmers Who Split Apply Nitrogen

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Education U.S. NorthEast, Crop Diseases, Research, USDA,

Stronger lettuce stems are a key part of disease resistance - My Droll

Bullo Erena Mamo with lettuce. Credit: Bullo Erena Mamo Lettuce drop is a lettuce disease ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, USDA, Climate Change,

Ag economists study the juncture of too much heat, crop insurance

Like hail, wind, and precipitation, too much heat is often the cause of crop insurance cla...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: USDA, Ag Tech,

USDA invests nearly $5 million for rural broadband in Texas

By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor High-speed broadband service will soon be expanded i...

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Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, USDA, Government / Policies,

Price tag for new nutrition and ag spending nears $100 billion

The total for action in three committees could top $100 billion by the end of Monday, with the money to be spent over several years.

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Randy Krotz
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Opinion Article

Alan Guebert: Hold the sickler; CRP needs new, bigger hammer

To say the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) biggest environmental program, the Co...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies,

09/07/2021 SOURCE: www.pbs.org

A look at the impact of the federal increase in food stamps, child tax credit

As the PBS NewsHour reported earlier, the federal government's weekly unemployment payments expired Monday for almost 9 million Americans. Yamiche Alcindor has a broader look at the administration's efforts to expand the nation's social safety net for those battling poverty and hunger in the midst of a pandemic.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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USDA to Offer New Insurance Option for Conservation-Minded Corn Farmers Who ‘Split-Apply’ Nitrogen

Beginning in crop year 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) will offer the Post Application Coverage Endorsement (PACE) in certain states for non-irrigated corn, providing coverage for producers who use this practice that is considered better for natural resources and saves money for producers.