FSA News
DCP signup is underway
Ty Godfrey
      Producers have until September 30 to sign up for the 2008 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment program. Producers can fill out their 2008 DCP contract at any USDA Farm Service Agency county office. Signup can also be completed online by going http://www. fsa.usda.gov/FSA/edcp and clicking on "Acces...
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USDA loan rates announced
      USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation has announced 2008 crop loan rates for four types of peanuts. CCC calculated the price support levels for each peanut type using the same method as last year. CCC uses the national average loan rate of $355.00 per ton and five-year average quality factors along...
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Sunbelt Expo Field Day July 8
By Sharon Omahen University of Georgia
      Farmers can see firsthand the latest seed varieties, chemicals, irrigation and precision agriculture technology at the Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day at Spence Field in Moultrie July 8. The field day includes tours of 130 field plots, focusing on traditional row crop varieties.
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