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Submit loan requests for financing early (Keeping the Farm)
kevin | December 03, 2021
(Editor’s note: R. Kevin Bohon is the acting state executive director for Farm Service Agency, Virginia.) The Farm Loan team in Virginia already working on operating loans for spring 2022 and asks potential borrowers to submit their requests early so they can be timely processed. The farm loan team can help determine which loan programs are... READ MORE >
Higher loan limit for USDA guaranteed loans (Keeping the Farm)
kevin | October 08, 2021
(Editor’s note: R. Kevin Bohon is the acting state executive director for Farm Service Agency, Virginia.) The USDA is announcing a higher loan limit will be available for borrowers seeking a guaranteed farm loan starting Oct. 1, from $1.776 million to $1.825 million. “Farm loans are critical for our customers’ annual operating and family living expenses,... READ MORE >
Pandemic assistance for timber harvesters, haulers (Keeping the Farm)
kevin | August 13, 2021
(Editor’s note: R. Kevin Bohon is the acting state executive director with Farm Service Agency, Virginia.) The USDA is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative.Loggers and truckers can apply for assistance... READ MORE >
USDA reopens registration for CFAP 2 (Keeping the Farm)
kevin | April 23, 2021
(Editor’s note: R. Kevin Bohon is the acting state executive director for Farm Service Agency, Virginia.) The USDA Farm Service Agency recently announced that registration has reopened for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. The initial CFAP 2 signup ended on Dec. 11, 2020, but... READ MORE >
March 15 deadline for ARC, PLC programs, elections (Keeping the Farm)
kevin | March 05, 2021
(Editor’s note: R. Kevin Bohon is the acting state executive director for Farm Service Agency, Virginia.) Agricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2021 crop year.Enrollment for the 2021 crop year closes on March 15.ARC provides income support payments on historical base acres... READ MORE >
‘Love Letters To the Shore’ features farming narrative
kevin | February 19, 2021
Dorchester County farmer Jason Scott is among several farmers featured in the recently released documentary “Love Letters To the Shore,” which is available for online streaming. (Photo courtesy SNM Global Holdings, Bullitt Point Films) A documentary celebrating Maryland’s Eastern Shore and its residents has been gaining popularity since its recent online release thanks to, by no... READ MORE >
Farmers urged to be creative, consider other methods
kevin | March 13, 2020
From left, Jennifer Nelson, executive director of the Delaware Association of Conservation Districts, moderates the large-scale grain farmer panel discussion while Chip Baker of Millsboro, Del.; Jay Baxter, of Georgetown, Del., both NACD Soil Health Champions; Matt Fry of Chestertown, Md.; and Trey Hill of Rock Hall, Md. answer questions regarding soil health, challenges, successes and... READ MORE >
McGrath leads seminar of precision on-farm research
kevin | January 18, 2019
Josh McGrath, left, of the Unversity of Kentucky speaks of precision on-farm research to a crowd of about 25 people during Delaware Ag Week at Harrington, Del., including Keiller Kyle, second from right, of the Nature Conservancy and Jordan Shockley, right, of the University of Kentucky. (Photo by Kevin George) HARRINGTON, Del. — Farmers have been... READ MORE >
Employing drones for scouting fields relies on homework, adjustments
kevin | August 17, 2018
Jarrod Miller, rear, a University of Delaware Extension agent, controls an airbourne drone as attendees to the 4R Technology Field Day watch it perform overhead in Queenstown, Md. (Photo by Kevin George) QUEENSTOWN, Md. — Farmers know full well that their livelihood depends on their ability to quickly adapt to the uncertainty of the future. They... READ MORE >