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USDA
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Crops, economy, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans, Sunflowers, USDA, Wheat

Landowners need to review Base Allocation Summary by Aug. 31

USDA has announced a base acre increase opportunity for Agriculture Risk and Price Loss Coverage safety net programs. Read More

Cotton, Crops, Government, Lacey Vilhauer, USDA

USDA launches Great American Cotton Plan to support growers, textile industry 

Sara Wyant
Agripulse, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, economy, Farm Bill, Government, Grain Sorghum, Opinion, Soybeans, USDA, Wheat

What’s next for farm programs?

USDA

April 15 looms for crop insurance enrollment

  • April 1, 2025
  • By HPJ staff
(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University.)

K-State agricultural economists explain farm bill and crop insurance options

  • March 6, 2025
  • By Pat Melgares

Senate GOP offers its framework for an ag bill

  • June 22, 2024
  • By dave-bergmeier
Wheat (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

Iowa producers urged to note crop insurance deadline

  • March 5, 2024
  • By hpj-editorial
Sara Wyant

Farm bill stalled over funding battles

  • February 16, 2024
  • By Sara Wyant

ARC-PLC program workshop for ag producers announced 

  • January 23, 2024
  • By Brad Lubben and Jessica Groskopf │ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Sorghum harvest over much of Kansas and surrounding states was late in the fall of 2014, but most had good yields. Damp conditions coupled with high humidity in some areas prevented the sorghum from drying down on time. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Farmers can now enroll in ARC and PLC for 2024 crop year

  • December 20, 2023
  • By hpj-editorial

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