USDA released participation and enrollment numbers for both the Direct and Counter-cylical Program and the new ACRE program. (Rod Bain and Brent Orr of Farm Service Agency)
Overall, a USDA official is pleased with enrollment numbers for the inagural sign-up of the Acreage Crop Revenue Election program. (Rod Bain and Brent Orr of Farm Service Agency)
There’s a small window of opportunity for farmers in the Midwest to harvest corn and soybeans and plant the winter wheat crop. (Susan Carter and Meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Despite a respite from the rain for a couple of days, the picture remains bleak for the unharvested summer crops in the lower Mississippi Valley. (Susan Carter and Meteorologist Brad Rippey)
USDA's new National Institute of Food and Agriculture increases its science emphasis yet retains the important outreach of Extension. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary Raj Shah)
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