The USDA released its Planting Intentions Report for the upcoming planting season on Thursday. Allison Thompson with The Money Farm says that report has good news for area farmers. You can hear more from Allison Thompson on the Money Farm Market Recap Friday afternoon at 4 on KRJB, KRJM and KKCQ.
As part of a nationwide effort to reduce pollution and strengthen rural Minnesota’s power grid, the USDA is loaning Wild Rice Electric Co-op $18.6 million. Wild Rice will use the funding to build and improve 99 miles of line and connect 628 consumers. Wild Rice Electric Co-op CEO Mike Wade tells R&J News more about…
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A new farmer Advocate group called Go Farm Connect is partnering with the USDA and invites area farmers to attend a free of cost USDA Office Visit on February 15 in Moorhead. Go Farm Connect is a relatively new organization whose goal is to help new and non-traditional farmers get the services they need. Go…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has joined a coalition of governors from across the country in filing an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court in the court case of Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine , which is arguing that a decision upholding a recent Fifth Circuit decision would undermine…
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Allison Thompson of the Money Farm joined us on the Farm and Field Show Wednesday to discuss the latest USDA global stock reports. Thompson gives an update on what showed up in those reports. Thompson also discussed crop production and how we could possibly enter a weather market with the decrease in production overseas. Thompson…
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The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Awarded Polk Norman Mahnomen Community Health Services the Gold Breastfeeding Award of Excellence for their work for their WIC Program. Kristy Rott of the WIC program explains what the award is and the program that led to them being honored. Rott also highlighted some other…
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ST. PAUL, Minn., March 27, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Minnesota State Director Colleen Landkamer today announced the availability of grants to help people repair their homes that were damaged by severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in 2022. “When an unexpected crisis impacts our lives, it reminds us of our connection to…
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Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2023 crop year have until March 15, 2023 to elect and enroll a contract. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers these two safety net programs to provide vital income support to farmers experiencing…
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Ada, MN — Signup is now available for two new USDA Farm Service Agency programs: Phase 2 of the Emergency Relief Program and Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program. James Kruize says the ERP Program is available for producers impacted by extreme weather conditions in 2020 and 2021 and the PARP program is for producers who lost…
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Ada, MN — If you are a Historically Underserved Producer, there may be certain USDA programs that have increased benefits or reduced fees and premiums. James Kruize, Norman County FSA Executive Director, says historically underserved producers include beginning farmers, veteran beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, and limited resource producers. If you do fall…
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