Some farm groups are calling on Congress to allow farmers to reallocate the base acreage they have enrolled in farm programs, a move that would allow growers to increase their potential government ...
Farmers like Caleb Ragland are missing out on a big part of the farm bill’s safety net, and lawmakers are struggling to figure out what to do about it. Three-quarters of the land that Ragland, 36, and ...
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Farmers, and particularly farmland owners, are getting mail from USDA about increasing their base acreage. Farm program payments are made on base acres. If the USDA sends out ...