Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been trying to convince the White
House to reopen Farm Service Agency offices so farmers can utilize Marketing
Assistance Loans. Based on MAL usage, that is likely affecting farmers of some
commodity crops more than others.
BThune Presses for FSA Offices to Reopen
Gallatin, Missouri, farmer Steve A. McBee was sentenced to 24 months in
prison after pleading guilty to crop insurance fraud and ordered to pay $4
million in restitution.
BMcBee Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
A strong front this weekend may clear out rain for Southern, Central
Brazil next week. Here's how it may affect crops.
BSouth America Calling
How a contentious breakup with a lender put this Kentucky farmer on a path
to stronger financials.
4^Finding Farm Financing - 3
Alltech, a global agriculture company, recently broke ground on a new $4.6
million, 15,0000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
The facility will be the company's first U.S. manufacturing plant, producing
crop science technologies and will produce 66,000 gallons of biological
fertilizers per shift per month and create at least six full-time jobs.
7^Fertilizer Facility Breaks Ground in Kentucky
