Category Archives: Farm & Ranch News
USDA Announces 2026 and 2027 Enrollment for Key Price and Revenue Safety Net Programs, Completes First Base Acre Increase in Two Decades
(WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 15, 2026) - Agricultural producers can soon begin enrolling in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, which the U.S. Department of Agricul...
Sep 15, 2026
USDA Improves Access to Credit by Streamlining and Modernizing Farm Loans
(Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2026)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is improving access to credit for farmers and ranchers by making farm loan policy and technology improvement...
Sep 03, 2026
USDA Announces September 2026 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
(Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for September 2026, which are effective Sept. 1, 2026. USDA Farm Service Agency (F...
Sep 01, 2026
USDA Extends Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Application Deadline, Announces New Flexibilities for 2023 and 2024 Quality Losses
(Washington, D.C., Aug. 10, 2026)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for farmers to apply for Stages 1 and 2 of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SD...
Aug 10, 2026
USDA Opens Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers Program, $500 million Available to Strengthen Independent and Regional U.S. Beef Slaughter Facilities
(Washington, D.C., Aug. 7, 2026) - Today, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce announced applications for the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) pro...
Aug 07, 2026
USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers of Approaching Deadlines for Safety Net, Disaster Assistance, and County Committees
(Washington, D.C., July 27, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding agricultural producers impacted by increased input costs and natural disas...
Jul 27, 2026
USDA Celebrates One Year Anniversary of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, Delivers Final ‘Farmers First’ Program Improvements
(Washington,D.C., July 8, 2026)-U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making significant improvements to...
Jul 08, 2026
USDA Accepts 2.2 Million Acres Through 2026 Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment to Benefit Natural Resources, Ag Operations
(Washington, D.C., July 7, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting 2.2 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2026. Through CRP, USDA's Farm Service Agenc...
Jul 07, 2026
USDA Launches New Online Scheduling Tool to Better Serve Farmers and Ranchers
(Washington, D.C., July 6, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is putting farmers first by offering them a new option to schedule appointments online with their local Farm Service Age...
Jul 06, 2026
USDA Helps Organic Producers with Certification Costs
(WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2026)-The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping organic producers and handlers cover certification costs as part of the Department's...
Jul 02, 2026
