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Friday, January 09, 2009
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NDA schedules meetings in Ord,
Central City on VeraSun bankruptcy
Global economic uncertainty and extreme market volatility have the Nebraska Department of Agriculture's Farm Mediation Service fielding more calls nowadays.
According to Marian Beethe, who administers the Farm Mediation Service program, financial uncertainty created by VeraSun's bankruptcy has led the service to schedule a number of workshops for farmers to learn more about their obligations under forward contracts for grain. — Full Story »
USDA Enacts Changes to Payment Limitations, Income
Qualifications, and Implements Direct Attribution
Lakewood, CO - Lewis Frank, Executive Director of USDA?s Farm Service Agency in Colorado, announced that with the publication of an interim final regulation today in the Federal Register, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced changes to both Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) qualifications, program payment limitations, and direct attribution for FSA and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs, which became effective in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill. — Full Story »
Windbreaks around acreages
provide many benefits
LINCOLN - Windbreaks around homes conserve energy, provide snow control, improve working and recreational conditions, enhance wildlife, provide visual screening and dust control, protect livestock, and can increase production of some crop and food products, according to Jim Brandle, Professor of Forestry with the University of NE-Lincoln and co-author of a recently published Extension circular “Windbreaks for Rural Living”. — Full Story »
USDA announces $100 million in international assistance under Food for Education program
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that more than 72,000 tons of agricultural commodities valued at nearly $100 million will be allocated under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program for fiscal year 2009 as funds become available. — Full Story »
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