RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 11 -- AgCarolina Farm Credit issued the following news release: AgCarolina Farm Credit completed the 2020 director election online and by mail on December 3. The ballots were tabulated by an independent third party, and the results have been certified and provided to AgCarolina. Stuart Pierce, Jr. was elected to Region 3 (serving Bertie, Northampton, and Hertford counties), Mark A. Wellons was elected to Region 5 (serving Johnston County), and Rodney D. Smith was e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46248) entitled "U.S. Farm Programs: Eligibility and Payment Limits" by specialist in agricultural policy Randy Schnepf and Megan Stubbs, specialist in agricultural conservation and natural resources policy: SUMMARY Under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334, 2018 farm bill), U.S. farm program participants--whether individuals or multiperson legal entities--must meet specific eligibilit  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Eastern Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the first of its county estimates from the 2020 production year. These estimates are based on farmer-reported information from the Small Grains County Agricultural Production Survey and the September Agricultural Surve  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: County-level estimates for 2020 small grains are now available, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The estimates, based primarily on surveys conducted with farmers and ranchers this fall, can be accessed using the QuickStats online database, found here: https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov. Th  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: NASS prepares and publishes crop annual county data to support the USDA farm programs. The annual county data are based on reports from a sample of farms and ranches. For wheat, barley, and oats, the September Acreage and Production survey is supplemented with a County Agricultural Production survey. It may not be pos  more