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USDA Issuing Payments For Hog Pandemic

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 29, 2022  Updated: Jul 29, 2022 @ 7:53 AM

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week.

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Posted in Archive 2022 | Tagged COVID-19, Farm Service Agency, FSA, hog pandemic, Pandemic Assistance for Producers, SMHPP, Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, Zach Ducheneaux | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

USDA Issues $33M In Emergency Relief To Indiana Ag Producers

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 01, 2022  Updated: Jul 1, 2022 @ 2:51 PM

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that agricultural producers nationwide have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program, representing nearly 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this phase of the program.

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Posted in Archive 2022, Business | Tagged Biden, Emergency Livestock Relief Program, Emergency Relief Program, Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, Farm Service Agency, Julia A. Wickard, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, USDA Service Center, USDA’s Risk Management Agency | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Ag Industry To Discuss COVID-19 At Noon Friday

InkFreeNews.com Posted May 22, 2020  Updated: May 22, 2020 @ 9:16 AM

On Friday, May 22, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the Indiana State Board of Animal Health will again co-host a conference call for those in the agricultural sector to discuss the current coronavirus situation.

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Posted in Archive 2020 | Tagged 4-H Youth Development, Dr. Cassey Mull, Farm Service Agency, friday, Indiana State Board of Animal Health, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Indiana State Executive Director, May 22, Purdue Extension Assistant Director, Steve Brown | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Garriott Serves As Director Of County Farm Service Agency

InkFreeNews.com Posted Apr 12, 2018  Updated: Apr 13, 2018 @ 9:37 AM

WARSAW — Jamie Garriott, director of the Kosciusko County Farm Service Agency, admitted she kind of fell into the work of the Farm Service Agency. A family friend knew about a FSA training opportunity and thought Garriott would be perfect. Garriott attended Ball State University where she earned … Read More

Posted in Archive 2018, Community | Tagged Farm Service Agency, Jamie Garriott | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

USDA Service Center To Host Contractor’s Meeting

InkFreeNews.com Posted Feb 14, 2018  Updated: Feb 13, 2018 @ 10:02 AM

WARSAW—The Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Soil and Water Conservation Districts  of Kosciusko and Wabash counties are hosting a contractor’s meeting for those who install or complete projects and practices for these agencies. The meeting will be held in Manchester University’s Jo Young Switzer Center (formerly … Read More

Posted in Archive 2018, Community | Tagged Farm Service Agency, kosciusko, Manchester University, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil and Water Conservation District, Wabash, warsaw | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Locals Learn About Pollinators

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jun 28, 2016  Updated: Jun 29, 2016 @ 10:07 PM

PIERCETON — Pollinators like honeybees can be beneficial in many ways, from producing honey to pollinating many different kinds of crops. Tuesday evening, June 28, area residents gathered at Koinonia Environmental Center, Pierceton, where representatives from the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farm Service Agency and … Read More

Posted in Archive 2016 | Tagged Conservation Reserve Program, Farm Service Agency, honeybees, pollinators, Soil and Water Conservation District, SWCD | | Buy Photos | Contact Author
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Nomination of Farm Service Agency Committees To Begin

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jun 15, 2016  Updated: Jun 15, 2016 @ 4:02 PM

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that the nomination period for farmers and ranchers to serve on local Farm Service Agency county committees begins Wednesday, June 15. “Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice. Their opinions and ideas get to be heard … Read More

Posted in Business | Tagged Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C. | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Annual Taste Of Ag Today At Fairgrounds

InkFreeNews.com Posted Apr 12, 2016  Updated: Apr 12, 2016 @ 2:11 PM

By KELLY HECKAMAN Extension Educator ANR & CED, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County WARSAW — You and your family can celebrate the diversity of Kosciusko County agriculture on April 12 at “A Taste of Agriculture in Kosciusko County: A Family Affair.” The event will be 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at … Read More

Posted in Archive 2016, Community | Tagged 4-H, A Family Affair, Animals, Beachler Maple Syrup, beef, chickens, crops, Dairy, Duck, ducks, eef, Farm Bureau, farm machinery, Farm Service Agency, FFA, Goats, Honey Producers, Horses, Master Gardeners, Northern Indiana Pet Breeders Association, pork, Protect the Harvest, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County, rabbits, soil and water quality, Solid Waste, soy candles, swine, Taste Of Ag, The Old Farmhouse | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Annual Taste Of Ag Tuesday

InkFreeNews.com Posted Apr 06, 2016  Updated: Apr 6, 2016 @ 8:10 AM

By KELLY HECKAMAN Extension Educator ANR & CED, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County WARSAW — You and your family can celebrate the diversity of Kosciusko County agriculture on April 12 at “A Taste of Agriculture in Kosciusko County: A Family Affair.” The event will be 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at … Read More

Posted in Archive 2016, Community | Tagged 4-H, A Family Affair, Animals, Beachler Maple Syrup, beef, chickens, crops, Dairy, Duck, ducks, eef, Farm Bureau, farm machinery, Farm Service Agency, FFA, Goats, Honey Producers, Horses, Master Gardeners, Northern Indiana Pet Breeders Association, pork, Protect the Harvest, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County, rabbits, soil and water quality, Solid Waste, soy candles, swine, Taste Of Ag, The Old Farmhouse | | Buy Photos | Contact Author
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Kosciusko Qualifies For Disaster Assistance

InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 04, 2015  Updated: Sep 4, 2015 @ 10:52 AM

By LATAWNYA DIA Indiana Farm Service Agency, USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated eight counties in Indiana as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred during the period of May 1, 2015, and continues. … Read More

Posted in Archive 2015 | Tagged Farm Service Agency, natural disaster assistance, USDA | | Buy Photos | Contact Author
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Experts Estimate $300 Million Damage To Indiana Crops From Flooding

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jun 26, 2015  Updated: Jun 26, 2015 @ 4:59 PM

Heavy rains and flooding have destroyed as much as five percent of Indiana’s corn and soybean crops, potentially causing approximately $300 million in damage this month according to experts. “We went from a well above-normal crop to a very discouraging, below-normal crop,” stated Chris Hurt, Purdue Extension economist. … Read More

Posted in Around Us | Tagged $300 million damage, Chris Hurt, corn, crop insurance, crops destroyed, Farm Service Agency, federal disaster assistance, flooding, grain prices, heavy rains, Julia Wickard, Michael Langemeier, Purdue University, replanting, soybeans | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Failed Acreage And Prevented Planting Requirements For FSA

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jun 16, 2015  Updated: Jun 16, 2015 @ 11:40 AM

Jamie Garriott from the Kosciusko County Farm Service Agency office would like to remind producers of the requirements for reporting failed acreage and prevented planting. Prevented planting must be applied for and reported within 15 days after the final planting date. The final planting dates are June 5 … Read More

Posted in Community | Tagged Farm Service Agency, FSA | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

USDA To Issue Disaster Assistance To Honeybee, Livestock And Fish Producers

InkFreeNews.com Posted Apr 07, 2015  Updated: Apr 7, 2015 @ 1:10 PM

By KENT POLITSCH Farm Service Agency The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency announced that nearly 2,700 applicants will begin receiving disaster assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program for losses experienced from Oct. 1, 2013, through Sept. 30, 2014. The program, … Read More

Posted in Community, News Archive 2015 | Tagged Farm Raised Fish, Farm Service Agency, Farming and Agriculture, Honeybee, Lifestock, USDA | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

FSA Receives Emergency Disaster Declaration

InkFreeNews.com Posted Dec 31, 2014  Updated: Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:23 AM

On Dec. 10, Secretary Tom Vilsack declared 54 counties in the State of Michigan as primary natural disaster areas and 27 as contiguous counties. This action was based on damages and losses caused by excessive snow, freeze, frost, high winds, cold temperatures, snowfall, ice and blizzards that occurred … Read More

Posted in Community, News Archive 2014 | Tagged Farm Service Agency, Tom Vilsack, USDA | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

FSA Offering Emergency Loans

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 27, 2012  Updated: Jul 27, 2012 @ 10:41 AM

Kosciusko County, and most of Indiana and the Midwest, has experienced one of the worst droughts in recent memory. Until the last couple of weeks, rainfall since May usually consisted of quick pop up showers evaporated by the hot summer sun. Recent rain showers have helped, especially considering … Read More

Posted in Archive 2012, Business | Tagged Ed Rock, Farm Service Agency, Kosciusko County, Kosciusko County Commissioners, low interest emergency loans, Tom Cleveland, warsaw | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Farm Service Agency Announces Accepted CRP Contracts

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jun 05, 2012  Updated: Jun 5, 2012 @ 11:10 AM

Julia A. Wickard, state executive director for the USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Indiana announced that contracts for the General Conservation Reserve Program signup for fiscal year 2013 have been awarded. In Indiana, 646 offers totaling 12,893.1 acres have been accepted. During the 43rd General CRP signup conducted … Read More

Posted in Business | Tagged Farm Service Agency | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

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