NGFA Issues: Ag Policy/Farm Programs
Map of Eligible Counties for USDA 2009 Disaster Assistance Payments
Summary of USDA 2009 Disaster-Assistance Payments
Ag Committees Prepare to Renew 2012 Farm Bill Process (12/28/11)
Ag Committee Leaders Face Nov. 1 Deadline for Submitting Specific Recommendations for $23 Billion in Spending Cuts to Congressional 'Supercommittee' (10/31/11)
USDA Revises Future Prevented Planting Rules for Prairie Pothole States (6/30/11)
NGFA, 71 Other Groups Urge Congress to Reform CRP during Consideration of 2012 Farm Bill (5/5/11)
Twenty-Six House Republicans Urge Obama to Allow Release of CRP Acres (4/15/11)
House Ag Committee Chairman Cites CRP as Program that May be Targeted for Budget Cuts in 2012 Farm Bill (3/21/11)
Californian Tapped as New USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator (3/4/11)
USDA Releases New Long-Term Agricultural Projections to 2020 (2/15/11)
Vilsack Announces Next CRP General Signup, Mulls Altering Rules to Allow Switchgrass Planting (2/4/11)
USDA Announces Procedures for Sorghum Checkoff Referendum (1/10/11)
Lucas Raises Prospect of Authorizing USDA to Reduce Size of CRP to Meet Food, Feed, Biofuel, Export Demand as Part of Next Farm Bill (12/22/10)
Alleged 'Fairness' Issues Dominate Discussion at Final USDA-DOJ Ag 'Competition' Workshop (12/10/10)
USDA to Enroll 4.3 Million Acres in CRP as Result of Latest Sign-Up (9/15/10)
USDA Announces 2009 Disaster-Assistance Payments (9/15/10)
Vilsack Says USDA to Propose New Rules in June Governing Producer-Packer Contracts in Livestock, Poultry Sector (5/28/10)
NGFA Urges USDA to Refrain from Making Major Changes to U.S. Wheat Standards (3/1/10)
USDA Implements Disaster-Assistance Program for 2008 Crops (1/6/10)
Outlook for Major Federal Policy Issues in 2010 (12/29/09)
USDA, Justice Department Set Public 'Workshops' on Ag Competition, Concentration (11/19/09)
USDA Streamlines Lien-Waiver Policy on Farm Loan Collateral (10/8/09)
USDA Seeks Comments on Revised Fees for GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program (10/8/09)
USDA Initiates Enrollment in 2010 Farm Programs (10/8/09)
USDA Allocates $65 Million in Week to New Small-Scale Ag Initiative to 'Reconnect' Consumers, Local Producers
New Senate Ag Committee Chairman Lincoln Outlines Priorities, Begins Building Staff
USDA Seeks Comments, Sets Nine Public Meetings on Future of CRP
Obama Administration’s Examination of Ag Competition, Concentration Appears Self-Initiated
USDA Proposes New Method for Determining Federal Crop Insurance Payments for Sorghum
USDA Announces First National Sign-Up for New Conservation Stewardship Program
USDA, Justice Department to Conduct Public Workshops in 2010 on Ag Competition, Contracting, Antitrust Issues
Soybean Producers Decline to Conduct Referendum on Checkoff
USDA Temporarily Boosts Dairy Price Supports
USDA Implements Livestock Indemnity Program
House Appropriations Subcommittee Clears Ag, FDA Spending Bill; Bans Funds for Animal I.D., Chinese Poultry Imports
USDA Urged to Avoid Disrupting New Commercial Storage When Implementing Farm Storage Subsidy Program
USDA Clarifies Legal Stance on Expiration of Lien Notices on Loan Grain
USDA Announces 2009-Crop County Loan Rates
USDA Provides Details on Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Farm Program