Farm Compliance

USDA Official Meets With Producers in Flood-Damaged Areas of Missouri

Written by Farm Compliance
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Washington, DC - USDA Farm and Foreign Service (FFAS) Acting Deputy Under Secretary Karis Gutter traveled to Missouri today to tour areas damaged by flooding and meet with local producers to discuss USDA efforts to provide assistance. As Acting Deputy Under Secretary of FFAS, Gutter helps oversee two key agencies that can assist with the recovery: the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Risk Management Agency.
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USDA's Risk Management Agency Reassures Farmers Along the Flooded Missouri River

Written by USDA
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Heavy rainfall, snow melt and flood conditions along the Missouri River have added to an already wet spring and affected farmers in the Midwest and Northern Plains. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) which administers the Federal crop insurance program reminds farmers and ranchers in flooded areas that they should contact their crop insurance companies at the first sign of damage to insured acreage.
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USDA Official Meets With Producers in Flood-Damaged Areas of Iowa

Written by River News Now
Thursday, 23 June 2011
USDA Farm and Foreign Service (FFAS) Acting Deputy Under Secretary Karis Gutter traveled to Iowa today to tour areas damaged by flooding and meet with local producers to discuss USDA efforts to provide assistance. As Acting Deputy Under Secretary of FFAS, Gutter helps oversee two key agencies that can assist with the recovery: the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Risk Management Agency.
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Report Places Emphasis on Need for Broadband in Rural America

Written by USDA
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Washington, DC - The Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in releasing a report to Congress entitled, "Bringing Broadband to Rural America: Update to Report on a Rural Broadband Strategy," for placing new emphasis on the need to support the delivery of broadband to rural communities.
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CBP Intercepts Nation’s First Xylotrechus Chinensis Beetle

Written by Border Scope
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
A national U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist confirmed Friday that a longhorn beetle that Philadelphia Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists discovered Tuesday is a Xylotrechus chinensis, also known as the Mulberry Borer and the first time such an insect species has been intercepted in the United States.
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