Farm Compliance

National Corn Growers Association Supports Higher Ethanol Blends

Written by National Corn Growers Association
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Washington, DC - The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, urging the agency to grant the recent waiver application that would allow for an increase of ethanol blends of up to 15 percent.
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Corn Growers Eat Up Good News from Frito-Lay

Written by Farm Compliance
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Washington, DC - Two recent announcements from Frito-Lay are good news to American consumers – and corn growers in particular, according to the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). In an era of rising food prices and lower commodity prices, the foodmaker is increasing the portion size of some items while not raising the prices, they announced this week.
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Crop Insurance Works, but Improvement Possible

Written by American Farm Bureau Federation
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Washington, DC - The federal crop insurance program generally works well for most producers and is a popular risk management tool, but there is room for improvement in areas such as duplicate procedures, efficiency and integration with other federal agricultural programs, according to AFBF President Bob Stallman.
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USDA Announces Plan to Promote Civil Rights, Equal Access at Department of Agriculture

Written by USDA
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week released a memorandum detailing an aggressive plan to promote civil rights and equal access at the United States Department of Agriculture. In the memo, Vilsack announced the temporary suspension of all foreclosures within the Farm Service Agency's farm loan program, which will not only aid farmers facing economic hardship but will also provide the opportunity to review the loan granting process for possible discriminatory conduct.
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Names Doug Caruso as Administrator of the Farm Service Agency

Written by Farm Compliance
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Washington, DC - Yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of Doug Caruso as Administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA).
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