The USDA has announced changes to the Farm Service Agency’s Farm Loan Programs.  FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux says the changes are designed to help borrowers make strategic investments in the enhancement or expansion of their ag operations. The changes include: Ducheneaux says implementing these improvements is the next step in the agency’s commitment to removing…… Continue Reading

A new collaborative is working to connect farmers to physical and mental health resources. Elaine Johannes, an extension specialist at Kansas State University, says the Rural Ag Health Community Health Worker project can help improve healthcare access for all.  “We’re piloting five positions, and those positions are for community health workers,” she says. “Their jobs are to…… Continue Reading

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures from the northern half of the Plains to the Atlantic Coast States, excluding Florida and southern Georgia, while hotter-than-normal weather will dominate the southern and western U.S.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast…… Continue Reading