Agricultural and Food Policy
Ag Policy, News and Outlook Postings
USDA Farm Service Agency
World Prices of Cotton and Rice
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING
RATES FOR MARCH 2008 (Mar 3, 2008)
ADMINISTRATION ANALYSIS DETAILS IMPACT ON USDA PROGRAMS
WITHOUT A NEW FARM BILL (Feb 29, 2008)
USDA ANNOUNCES PARTIAL 2007-CROP-YEAR COUNTER-CYCLICAL
PAYMENTS (Feb 9, 2008)
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING
RATES FOR FEBRUARY 2008(Feb 1, 2008)
USDA ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FOR CROP, FEED AND LIVESTOCK
LOSSES SUFFERED FEB. 28 UP TO DEC. 31, 2007 (Jan 25, 2008)
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING
RATES FOR JANUARY 2008 (Jan 2, 2008)
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING
RATES FOR DECEMBER 2007 (Dec 3, 2007)
USDA ANNOUNCES NO PARTIAL 2007 CROP YEAR
COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS (Dec 3, 2007)
USDA STREAMLINES FORMS & RULES FOR FARM LOAN PROGRAMS (Nov 8, 2007)
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR NOVEMBER 2007
(Nov 1, 2007)
ADAMS NAMED DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR FARM SERVICE AGENCY'S COMMODITY OPERATIONS
(Oct 19, 2007)
LONG-SERVING FEDERAL EMPLOYEE DIES AT AGE 90 (Oct 19, 2007)
USDA ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN EMERGENCY CONSERVATION AID FOR KANSAS (Oct 16,
2007)
LASSETER REMINDS FARMERS OF CROP DISASTER PROGRAM SIGN-UP (Oct 15, 2007)
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR OCTOBER 2007
(Oct 1, 2007)
USDA ISSUES $1.8 BILLION IN CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM RENTAL PAYMENTS
(Oct 1, 2007)
USDA EXAMINES FARM-LEASE EFFECT ON PROGRAM PAYMENTS (Sep 28, 2007)
STATEMENT BY ACTING SECRETARY CHUCK CONNER REGARDING THE CONSERVATION RESERVE
PROGRAM (Sep 28, 2007)
USDA ANNOUNCES FINAL FY 2007 AND INITIAL FY 2008 SUGAR MARKETING ALLOCATIONS
(Sep 27, 2007)
USDA Issues Final 2007 Direct Payments (Sep 25, 2007)
USDA Announces No Marketing Quota or Acreage Allotments For 2008-Crop Cotton
(Sep 25, 2007)
USDA Issues Final 2006-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments (CCP) for Upland Cotton and Peanuts (Sep 5, 2007)
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for September 2007
(Sep 4, 2007)
USDA Announces Sign-Up Dates for New Livestock and Crop Disaster Programs
(Aug 24, 2007)
USDA Announces One Month Extension of MILC Payments (Aug 23, 2007)
USDA Allocates $16 MIillion in Emergency Conservation Aid to 18 States (Aug
16, 2007)
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2008 Sugar Program (Aug 10, 2007)
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for August 2007
(Aug 1, 2007)
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2007 and Fiscal Year 2008 Sugar Program Provisions(Jul 31, 2007)
USDA Expands CRP Emergengy Haying and Grazing to Help Livestock Affected by Drought(Jul 20, 2007)
USDA Announces 2007-Crop Sugar Loan Rates (Jul 19, 2007)
Lasseter Reminds Farmers of 2007 DCP Sign-Up Deadline (Jul 12, 2007)
USDA Announces No Final 2006 Counter-Cyclical Payments For Wheat, Barley and Oats (Jul 12, 2007)
Sign-Up Resumes August 6 For Emergency Program to Restore Hurricane-Damaged Forests (Jul 11, 2007)
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for July 2007 (Jul
2, 2007)
USDA Announces CRP Re-Enrollment Opportunities For Eligible Producers in 2007 Continuous Sign-Up (Jun 22, 2007)
USDA Announces Loan Rates For 2007-Crop Peanuts (Jun 14, 2007)
Hylle Joins Arkansas' Farm Service Agency State Committee (Jun 12, 2007)
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for June 2007 (Jun 1, 2007)
USDA Reallocates Unused 2006 Crop Year Cane Sugar Marketing Allotments (May 25, 2007)
Studies Show CRP Supports Millions of Ducks and Grassland Birds in Prairie Pothole Region (May 9, 2007)
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for May 2007 (May 1, 2007)
Posted April 25, 2007
USDA Narrows List to 38,700 Individuals Whose Private Data was Exposed
USDA Offers Free Credit Monitoring to FSA and RD Funding Recipients
Posted April 20, 2007
Data Sharing Agreement to Enhance Conservation Program Analysis and Delivery
Posted April 16, 2007
USDA Secretary Johanns, Under Secretary Keenum Address International Food Aid Conference
USDA Publishes Annual Report and New Study Online About Conservation Reserve Program
USDA Announces Loan Rate Adjustments for 2007 Cotton
Posted April 6, 2007
USDA announced that no marketing quota will be in effect for the 2008 wheat crop.
Posted April 5, 2007
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for April 2007
Posted March 26, 2007
DCP Enrollment Deadline Extended to August 3, 2007
FSA Announces Nationwide Conservation Initiative to Restore Species of Concern and Their Habitats
Posted March 14, 2007
Questions and Answers About Conservation Reserve Program Contract Re-Enrollments and Extensions (REX)
Posted March 2, 2007
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for March 2007
Posted February 23, 2007
USDA Announces Second 2006-Crop and Final 2005-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments
Posted February 08, 2007
USDA Announces 2007-Crop Loan Rates for Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans and Rice
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for February 2007
Posted January 30, 2007
Questions and Answers Arkansas Cache River/Bayou Deview Watershed Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Program
Johanns Announces Conservation Agreement with Arkansas to Restore Forests and Wetlands for Wildlife
Posted January 03, 2007
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today
announced interest rates for January 2007
Posted December 08, 2006
USDA Partners Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Bureau of Indian Affairs for
Conservation Programs on Indian Lands
Posted December 05, 2006
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for December 2006
Posted November 15, 2006
Studies Show USDA Conservation Efforts Increase Northern Bobwhite Quail and
Sage Grouse Populations
Posted November 13, 2006
Jack Silzel to Head Farm Service Agency in Washington -
Decision Allows Farmers and Ranchers to Apply for USDA Assistance
Posted November 02, 2006
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that the 2006 Farm Service
Agency (FSA) county committee elections start tomorrow, Nov. 3, 2006.
Posted November 01, 2006
USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for November 2006.
Posted October 31, 2006
USDA Announces Sign-Up For 2005 Cottonseed Payment Program Begins Today
Sign-Up Begins November 1 For Dairy Producers Impacted By 2005 Hurricane Losses
Posted October 13, 2006
USDA Reminds Tobacco Quota Holders And Producers Of
Sign-Up Deadline For 2007 Payment
USDA Farm Service Agency Introduce Redesigned Web Site
USDA Announces First Partial 2006-Crop-Year
Counter-Cyclical Payments
Posted October 12, 2006
USDA Issues Final 2006 Direct Payments And Final 2005-Crop Corn Counter-Cyclical
Payments No Counter-cyclical Payments for Soybeans
Posted October 05, 2006
USDA Announces Settlement Of Complaint Reducing Managed Haying And Grazing On CRP Acres
Posted October 03, 2006
Johanns Announces $1.8 Billion In Conservation Reserve Program Rental Payments
Posted October 02, 2006
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates For October 2006
Posted September 29, 2006
Johanns Announces 2007 DCP Sign-Up Begins October 1. Producers Encouraged to
Enroll Online.
Posted September 28, 2006
USDA Announces Final FY 2006 And Initial FY 2007 Sugar Marketing Allocations
Posted September 18, 2006
USDA Extends Emergency Grazing On CRP Acres In 30 States
Posted September 06, 2006
USDA Announces
Prevailing World Market Prices and Loan Deficiency Payment Rates for Rice
Posted September 05, 2006
USDA Issues Final 2005-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments For Upland Cotton, Grain Sorghum And Peanuts
Posted August 30, 2006
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced during a visit to South Dakota
$780 million in assistance to help farmers and ranchers manage drought and weather related
production challenges.
Posted August 29, 2006
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today
announced that it amended regulations affecting the marketing assistance loan
(MAL) program for the 2006 and subsequent crops of upland and Extra Long Staple
(ELS) cotton.
Posted August 2, 2006
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending
Rates
For August 2006
Posted on July 31, 2006
USDA Announces Seed Incentive Payments for Hard White Wheat
Compiled by Robert Coats, Ph.D., Agricultural Policy
Analyst
Questions or Comments to
rcoats@uaex.edu
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