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3/31/2020
We are committed to delivering USDA services to America’s farmers and ranchers while taking safety measures in response to the COVID-19, or new coronavirus, outbreak.
3/30/2020
Provisions in the $2 trillion package earmark nearly $25 billion for agriculture to counter the effects of the pandemic.
3/30/2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has launched a pilot program to enable farmers in Iowa and other states in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting perennial cover for conservation use for three to five years.
3/30/2020
Old-crop soybean basis continues its steady climb as shown in this week’s graph showing the average Iowa soybean basis versus July futures (solid green line, right axis).
3/27/2020
The growing demand for goat meat in the U.S., and the associated strong prices for goats, have many farmers thinking about “getting into goats in a big way.”
3/23/2020
A helpful step in managing stresses in farming and ranching is to consider the “tools” or “strategies” that are available for dealing with particular stresses. This handout provides a list of useful coping “tools” that can be part of your toolbox for managing individual, family or farming/ranching stresses.
3/23/2020
Farm co-ops, seed dealers and other service providers also take steps to minimize in-person contact in response to COVID-19 outbreak.
3/23/2020
Declaration exempts food system from any mandatory work stoppages.
3/23/2020
This week, the graph shows July corn futures (red dashed line) and the average Iowa cash corn price (blue dashed line) since mid-October 2019 (using the left axis).