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Sign-up for the Emergency Livestock Relief Program begins on Monday, Sept. 15 to help offset increased feed costs due to qualifying flooding or wildfires in 2023 and 2024.
The third round of disaster aid payments through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program is the largest amount appropriated by Congress. USDA Deputy Undersecretary Brooke Appleton says those payments are being prepared now.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins testified in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, fielding questions on everything from USDA’s bold budget cuts and frozen funding to the fate of the nearly $21 billion in disaster aid.
Don’t let the calendar, coffee shop talk or what your neighbors are doing dictate when you head to the field. Farm Journal field agronomists offer these four tips to help you get your best start ever with #planting2025.
Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien’s principal atmospheric scientist, breaks down what the next few days of heavy rains mean for drought risk and what planting windows could look like in the weeks ahead.
Temperatures are expected to be higher next week, and dry conditions are likely to continue in the western Corn Belt. Concerns are building over what lies ahead for spring planting and early crop growth.
Not long ago, California dairy producer Ryan Junio prayed for rain. Now he’s praying for the massive flooding in Tulare County to stop.
With eyes on the forecast for July, one ag meteorologist says it looks fairly favorable for much of the Midwest, but there are a few wild cards.
Soybean processors, for one, are struggling in parts of the Upper Midwest where floodwaters have impacted railways and other transportation systems.
Floodwaters breached levees in parts of Iowa on Tuesday, with more flooding anticipated for Wednesday. The damage to row-crop and livestock operations is likely significant, according to state officials.
Crop conditions continue to fall as extreme weather plagues this year’s growing season.
The area was hit especially hard by historic rains on Friday. It is home to several feedyards, with owners and operators trying to assess the number of cows lost due to flood waters rising so quickly.
The wild display of weather this year has showcased flooding, tornadoes and more. This unpredictable weather highlights the importance of having a plan to be ready for whatever severe weather pattern could hit your farm.
The challenges that face the Golden State have quickly changed from drought to flooding and played havoc with the California agriculture landscape. This has forced several dairies to move their cattle to higher ground.
As California’s multi-year drought recedes, producers evacuate cows and future milk production could suffer.
As the flood waters continue to rise, some dairy farmers in Tulare County California have been forced to move their operations to higher ground.
As La Niña gives way to El Niño, weather patterns will shift once again but producers need to plan for more extreme weather.
While normally any moisture to the Golden State would be welcomed, the massive “Bomb Cyclone” storm hitting California is far from normal. High winds, heavy rain and power outages have impacted California farmers.
We’re learning more about the damage done to several dairies in Washington State and Canada as the result of flooding at the end of last month.
Richard Bosma, a dairy farmer in Abbotsford, British Columbia, is just one of the many farmers in in British Columbia who was forced to evacuate.
Canadian dairy farmers have recently been hit hard by two days of torrential rains, causing animals to be evacuated and milk to be dumped.
Mother Nature has been active across the U.S., with a tale of two weather stories unfolding this summer that has greatly impacted dairy farms.
The Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (FEEDD Act) would allow producers who are utilizing prevent plant to at least graze, hay or chop a cover crop to feed livestock.
After more than a month since widespread flooding and blizzards devastated cattle producers in Nebraska and surrounding states an animal rights group is using the tragedy to push a vegan diet.