Archive for the "Farm Policy" Tag

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday a new package of funding for farmers and ranchers adversely affected by the COVID-19 […]

The carbon market — something likely to be a big growth area in agriculture in the coming years — must be attentive to […]

The estate tax, or “death tax” as many farmers call it, can sometimes force farmers and farm owners to liquidate assets to […]

Though it was first passed by the house in December 2019, the Farm Workhouse Modernization Act was reintroduced last week in the […]

There remains around $15 billion in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments earmarked for the ag sector that have yet to be […]

Such measures have been discussed in the industry — even proposed in previous legislation — for months, and now two senators have […]

Though it received bipartisan support in the House Agriculture Committee, a provision providing farmers assistance for crop losses stemming from last summer’s […]

A pair of farm-state senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to provide farmers and ranchers the ability to utilize cover crop acres […]

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided loans to farmers who suffered adverse economic effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial payments to farmers […]

The signup deadline for the federal Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs is just over a month away. […]