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The 2018 Farm Bill has increased the amount that producers can borrow through Direct and Guaranteed Operating Loans, and Farm Ownership Loans.

The USDA on Wednesday (Sept. 19th) announced that 130,000 pounds of ground beef that could possibly be contaminated with E. coli.

The USDA has announced an enrollment extension for those interested in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy. The new deadlines is set for June 28.

The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development is accepting applications for essential community facility project grants throughout the state after being awarded $60 million for dispersal.

The closure for the Texas FSA Farm Loan offices starts Monday, February 9, 2015

An associate professor with Texas Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences has been awarded an Excellence in Teaching award from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Farmers, ranchers, and landowners are encouraged to nominate candidates to serve on their local FSA county committee by the August 1st, 2013 deadline.

The Food, Farm, and Jobs Bill is passed every five years and sets policy on agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry.

The claims process offers a voluntary alternative to litigation for each Hispanic or female farmer and rancher who can prove that USDA denied his or her application for loan or loan servicing assistance for discriminatory reasons.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Services conducts the census every five years.