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Columns, Columns, Government, Letters to Editor, Opinion, USDA

USDA is cutting red tape, not standards, on farm and ranch loans

USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce explains streamlined farm loan applications, faster approvals and unchanged lending standards. Read More

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Arkansas, Colorado, Dairy, Farm Bill, Government, Iowa, Kansas, Livestock, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, USDA, Wyoming

Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment opens for 2027

Central Region, Kansas, Regional Roundup

Farmers urged to start thinking about ARC, PLC decisions

Herd of grazing cows on a vast field. (Adobe Stock-#168421307 │ Maryna Konoplytska)

Conservation, grazing, and forage situation

  • July 15, 2026
  • By Matthew Diersen │ South Dakota State University Extension
Elk (Wapiti), Cervus elephas, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. (Adobe Stock-#189870605 │ Frank Fichtmüller)

State, federal entities boost big-game program

  • July 15, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial

USDA launches SPUR Program with up to $500 million for beef processors 

  • July 2, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

2 U.S. House members look to restore USDA staff cuts

  • June 18, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
USDA

Landowners need to review Base Allocation Summary by Aug. 31

  • May 29, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
Brooke Rollins. (Photo courtesy American First Policy Institute.)

Sec. Rollins unveils ‘One Farmer, One File’ initiative at Commodity Classic 

  • March 2, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
Corn is harvested in northern Dallas County, Iowa, the end of October. As harvest winds up, farmers think about planning for the next crop. (Journal photo by Jennifer Carrico.)

A new year’s checklist for borrowers: What ag lenders want to see

  • January 16, 2026
  • By Keaton Dugan
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Theileria losses may qualify for USDA Livestock Indemnity Program

  • December 3, 2025
  • By University of Missouri Extension
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