farm bill

U.S. Representative Collin Peterson will be hosting a series of farm meetings this week throughout western Minnesota. Peterson will provide an update on the Farm Bill reauthorization process. Monday, May 21 Crookston, 10 a.m. at Youngquist Auditorium on the east side of...

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's staff continues a series of regional meetings seeking the public's ideas and suggestions for the upcoming 2012 Farm Bill, which is being crafted this year. Klobuchar serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, which has responsibility for writing the...

Key members of U.S. Senator Al Franken's staff will be in Alexandria on Wednesday, February 29 as part of the Senator's Farm Bill Outreach Tour.

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...