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Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

USDA Reminds Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Producers of the March 15 Sales Closing Date for Noninsurable Crops

Lexington, KY, March 9, 2015 –The State Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Kentucky , John W.

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Saturday, February 28th, 2015

USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs

Farmers Now Have Until March 31 to Update Yields and Reallocate Base Acres; Deadline for Choosing Between ARC and PLC also Remains March 31

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Monday, February 23rd, 2015

Farm Bill Safety-Net Deadlines Approaching for Kentucky Farmers

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) John W. McCauley today reminds producers of upcoming important deadlines for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC).

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Monday, January 26th, 2015

USDA Creates More Bird Habitat Opportunities on Irrigated Farmland

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that the Conservation Reserve Program now will encourage more bird habitats to be established in irrigated farmland regions.

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Friday, January 23rd, 2015

USDA Reminds Producers of Upcoming Livestock Disaster Assistance Deadline

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kentucky Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director John W. McCauley reminds livestock producers that the Jan. 30, 2015, deadline to request assistance for losses suffered from Oct. 1, 2011 through Dec. 31, 2014, is fast approaching.

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Friday, December 19th, 2014

Make Farm Record Keeping a Priority

Record keeping may not be every farmer’s favorite activity, and probably not the reason you got into farming as a career. With time, patience and a commitment to get it done, it can make your financial life a lot less worrisome.

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Friday, December 19th, 2014

USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers

Free Basic Coverage Plans and Premium Discounts Available for New, Underserved and Limited Income Farmers

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Saturday, November 22nd, 2014

AFIDA Foreign Landowner Notification

Foreign investors who buy, sell, or hold a direct interest in U.S. agricultural land must report their holdings and transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

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Thursday, November 13th, 2014

Coverage Selection for New 2014 Farm Bill Safety Net Programs Begins Nov. 17