USDA to Invest $15 Million in the Future of Conservation Through Innovation...
USDA to Invest $15 Million in the Future of Conservation Through Innovation Grants Program USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing up to $15 million to support the development...
View ArticleUSDA Announces Additional Aid to Ag Producers and Businesses in Pandemic...
USDA Announces Additional Aid to Ag Producers and Businesses in Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today additional aid...
View ArticleUSDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 – Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment...
View ArticleProducers Can Now Hay, Graze and Chop Cover Crops Anytime and Still Receive...
Producers Can Now Hay, Graze and Chop Cover Crops Anytime and Still Receive Full Prevented Planting Payment Agricultural producers with crop insurance can hay, graze or chop cover crops for silage,...
View ArticleUSDA Updates Pandemic Assistance for Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers...
USDA Updates Pandemic Assistance for Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers and Specialty Crop The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2)...
View ArticleThe Grant Supporting The UMaine Extension Crop Insurance Education Program...
The grant supporting the UMaine Extension Crop Insurance Education Program will be ending soon (8/31/21). While we hope that we may find support for this program in the future, we will be taking a...
View ArticleRMA Revises Dates for the Pasture, Rangeland and Forage and Apiculture...
RMA Revises Dates for the Pasture, Rangeland and Forage and Apiculture Insurance Programs Agricultural producers will now have until December 1st to make coverage decisions and complete reporting...
View ArticleCrop Insurance Deadline Nears in Maine for Apples and Blueberries
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Maine apple and blueberry growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is November 20. Current policyholders...
View ArticlePossible crop damage from recent cold snap: Tree Fruit, Small Fruit, and Grapes
Attention Growers of Tree Fruit, Small Fruit, and Grapes: The cold snap that occurred here in the northeast on February 3-4, 2023 MAY have caused you to sustain crop injury on tree fruit, small fruit,...
View ArticleCrop Insurance Deadline Nears in Maine for Spring Planted Crops, Micro Farm,...
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Maine corn, forage seeding, fresh market sweet corn, green pea, hemp, potato, soybean, spring barley, spring oats, and spring wheat growers that the...
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