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In response to a letter from congressional Agriculture Committee leadership recommending a $23 billion farm spending cut, the Center for Rural Affairs urged that a portion of the savings come from ending the single most wasteful and counterproductive feature of current farm policy...

The Natural Resouces Conservation Service (NRCS) continues to work with applicants in the pilot Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) sign-up. In the 2008 Farm Bill, Congress retooled CSP, making across-the-board changes in an attempt to create a more expansive conservation program. The...

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that the final date to request a 2009 crop Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) or Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) for wool, mohair, and/or unshorn pelts from lambs slaughtered in 2009 is Monday, February 1, 2010. The 2010 crop year for...