Katelyn Parsons

 USDA has announced details for enrollment for the second round of payments for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP2). This program will authorize up to $14 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers to partially help offset the financial impacts that U.S. farmers and ranchers…

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Thursday, November 19, 2020 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it is has published a final rule clarifying agricultural commodity and livestock definitions in hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. The…

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Provides guidelines for planning, designing, installing, operating and maintaining conservation practices WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has completed and published updates to its set of National Conservation Practice…

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USDA Reminds Dairy Producers of December 11th Deadline for 2021 Safety-Net Enrollment September Triggers Fourth Dairy Margin Coverage Payment for 2020 Program Participants The USDA reminds dairy producers that the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for calendar year 2021 is Friday, Dec.…

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The UMass Extension Risk Management Education Program in cooperation with the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation and the USDA – Farm Service Agency (FSA) conducted an information session via Zoom Meeting on CFAP 2 along with some upcoming Federal Crop Insurance deadlines on Wednesday, November…

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The newest issue of Massachusetts Farm Bureau’s News & Views is now online!