USDA increases certain incentive payments for continuous CRP
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA is increasing incentive payments for practices installed on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is upping the Practice Incentive Payment for installing practices, from 5 percent to 20 percent. Additionally, producers will receive a 10 percent incentive payment for water quality practices on land enrolled in CRP’s continuous signup. FSA administers CRP on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
OKEANA, Ohio – Tim Mullen took over the family farm at age 14 when his dad died. He married Amy and they had four daughters. That was the end of the line for the dairy farm, he thought. But then third daughter, Emily, decided she loved dairying. Emily now oversees the dairy and recently opened The Mullen Dairy and Creamery.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Agriculture may now have another solution to positively impact climate change thanks to an initiative launched this summer by Bayer, the latest in the company’s sustainability commitments specifically aimed at reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission by 30 percent in 2030.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued another report favoring agribusinesses over environmentalists in a decades-long battle over a massive flood control project in the south Mississippi Delta.
NFMS postponed to late March; adds daily capacity restrictions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 56th annual National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS), the nation’s largest indoor farm show, has been postponed until March 31-April 3. It was originally scheduled for the second week of February.
National Grange lists WOTUS as top challenge under new administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Waters of the United States and climate change are two big concerns facing farmers and ranchers with the incoming administration, said Burton Eller, National Grange legislative director. Eller did not expect a big change in farm policy but who comes in as the secretary of agriculture may affect farmers’ comfort level.
