Drought

Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.) this week urged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reconsider policies that will limit the effectiveness of disaster relief that Congress provided…

As most producers know by now, disaster aid payments are almost always at least a year after the actual disaster. USDA will provide more than $3 billion to commodity and…

Farmers and livestock producers hit by natural disasters going back to 2020 will start to see the last of $1.75 billion in disaster aid from USDA starting this week. The…

Drought conditions in portions of North Dakota and Northern Montana are forcing some ranchers to consider their options, according to North Dakota State University Extension specialists. Currently 31% of North…

Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, both California Democrats, and Reps. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., and Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., have introduced the Agricultural Emergency Relief Act to create a permanent structure…

The USDA’s July 1 Cattle on Feed Report showed the lowest number of U.S. beef cattle in a decade. The July 1 beef cow inventory was 29.4 million head, down…

SPONSORED- Do you know the history of the acres you’re farming? What was planted there 100 years ago? 50 years ago? The last few years? What crops have been grown…

Cattle prices are up. There’s no doubt about that. Nominally prices are at or higher than where we were in the 2013 to 2015 cycle. June 2023 average monthly prices…

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2023 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced plans to roll out $3.7 billion in Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) assistance to…

Bozeman, Montana – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has provided additional flexibilities and further enhanced disaster recovery assistance provided by the Emergency Assistance for Livestock Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP), Livestock Indemnity…