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Farm Progress America, October 19, 2022

Max Armstrong reports on the federal agencies like EPA has more influence on agriculture than USDA. He cites EPA, the Food and Drug Administration, the Fish and Wildlife Agency. A key is the Securities and Exchange Committee that would require companies to report their carbon emissions from upstream and downstream affiliates. This could impact farmers. […]

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USDA farm loan borrowers receive assistance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides access to credit to approximately 115,000 producers who cannot obtain sufficient commercial credit through direct and guaranteed farm loans. As of Sept. 1, 2022, around 10% of those borrowers had been delinquent for 60 days or more. USDA is taking action to provide relief to qualifying distressed borrowers whose operations […]

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Southern Rangelands Pastoral Alliance (SRPA) to host forum and annual general meeting on October 24 | Farm Weekly

Speakers include Agriculture and Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan, Swan’s Veterinary Services cattle specialist Enoch Bergman, Select Carbon senior scientific adviser – soil science and farming systems, Susan Orgill and The University of Western Australia’s Phil Vercoe, project manager of Meat & Livestock Australia’s Beeflinks, along with some innovative Southern Rangelands pastoralists. Click to check […]

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