Programs and Policies
Read about the latest farm bill and the USDA programs available for your farming operation. This section includes details on farm policies, program eligibility, applications, and more.
The bipartisan farm bill ‘is one of the last exercises of good governance’
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USDA Risk Management Agency announces greater flexibility in crop insurance reporting
Q&A: Lauren Lurkins, Illinois Farm Bureau director of environmental policy
Senator Charles Grassley reflects on careers in farming, government
Are cover crops worth the cost?
2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit applications now open in Minnesota
Will the estate tax exemption boogeyman get you this time?
Harold Wolle becomes NCGA president
A farmers-to-table restaurant in the heart of the city
Vilsack sets $700-million program to help farm and meatpacking workers
With $8.75 billion, USDA nears bottom of pandemic aid list
Opinion: The sustainable-energy future has room for biofuels as well as electric vehicles
We want a voice, too, say Republican senators
Big boost for USDA in Senate budget proposal
Senators question slow pace of pandemic payments to farmers
McConnell may sidetrack USDA, other federal funding bills in Senate dispute
Euphoria fades as farmers fret over inflation, rising costs
Pandemic payments to producers top $400 million under Biden
Leading Harvest builds on its sustainability standard
What Gabe Brown learned by testifying before Congress
How carbon may become another crop for farmers
New forest management incentive for USDA's CRP
Farmers have short window to sign up for ARC, PLC in 2021
Farmers, advocates concerned about Vilsack's record on dairy issues
Biden names Kerry as climate envoy on national security team
Alliance including farm groups seeks tax credits to fight climate change
Checkoff or check out
Very large farms collect one-fifth of USDA's coronavirus payments
Federal funding barrier: Billions more for farmers
Trump's trade and coronavirus aid to agriculture could hit $50 billion
Trump announces $13 billion in additional coronavirus aid to farmers
What's the relationship status between farmers and USDA?
Biggest farmers stand solidly with Trump, poll shows
Two new Republicans on House Agriculture
Pace of coronavirus payments to farmers slows, reasons unclear
Perdue gets $20 billion blank check for ag aid in GOP coronavirus plan
U.S. wheat farmers are open for business
H-2A worker delays causing concern down on the farm
Conservation Reserve rental rates fall by $8 an acre for new land
How to Kill Rural Arkansas
Understanding, Managing Risks of On-Farm Crop Storage
How the New Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Affects Your Tax Planning
The Sun Sets on Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC)
USFRA: Version 2.0 Starts Now
Thatcher: Proposed Farm Bill Faces Headwinds
Stay Positive: '7 Lucky Thoughts' on Ag Trade
Trade Is a Bumpy Ride; Farmers Better Buckle Up, Panel Suggests
Northey starts work at USDA
How to Hit the Ag Trade Sweet Spot
Truckers Navigate Change to Implement ELDs
5 Interesting Tidbits on Ag Trade
Farm Bill Needs Are Many
Top 10 Concerns of Young Farmers
Q&A: Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Ag
Large Grain Stocks Revive Debate Over U.S. Land Retirement
Q&A With Rob Saik
The Likelihood of an On-Time Farm Bill
SF Blog: Hot Topics at Commodity Classic
A Blessed Farm Bill
USDA Offers Loans to Finance Diversified Ag Start-Ups
The Debate Over the 2018 Farm Bill
Farm Bill Coalition Prepares for a Fight