Sep 28, 2023 | News & Updates
Recently, various schemes have been devised connecting, directly or indirectly, livestock producers enrolled in USDA’s Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) program to investors and/or lending-type entities. While the specifics vary, the livestock producer generally...
Mar 6, 2023 | News & Updates
PRF One page article (1) USDA’s Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Program (PRF) acres have grown by 41 million acres in 2023, down only slightly from 45 million acres of growth in 2022. The total number of acres enrolled in 2023 is 288 million acres....
Feb 15, 2022 | News & Updates
Originally published by AP News By SETH BORENSTEIN The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds. A dramatic drying in 2021 —...May 4, 2021 | News & Updates
Originally published 01 May 2021 in the Deseret News When COVID-19 swept into the United States last year, the domestic supply chain for food and all manner of products took a tectonic hit, underscoring just how vulnerable the country is when it comes to getting goods...
Apr 28, 2021 | News & Updates
News Release WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating livestock insurance policies to improve options for producers and to create additional opportunities for producers to participate. USDA’s Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) updates to...
Apr 27, 2021 | News & Updates
Originally published by Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/26/biden-not-banning-meat-usda-484609 Conservative lawmakers and commentators spread false claims that Biden’s recent pledge to curb greenhouse gas emissions included a proposal to cut red...