USDA Invites Input on Conservation Stewardship Program Rule
Your voice is important. The NRCS is seeking public comments on the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Changes to CSP include increased payment rates for cover crop rotations, supplemental payments for advanced grazing management, a one-time payment for developing a comprehensive conservation plan, and support for organic and transitioning to organic production. Comments close on January 13, 2020. See below for […]
NSAC Responds to the Positive Changes Made to Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP).
Organic producers have a more flexible federally supported management tool to use after changes were approved by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced important changes to the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) responded to these WFRP policy changes, noting the positive benefits […]
Ag Fraud Nets 10-year Prison Sentence
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