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Fordyce Joins OBP Agency

Published March 5, 2021

Former Farm Service Agency Administrator and Missouri farmer Richard Fordyce is joining Osborn Barr Paramore as a business growth director. OBP Agency is a full-service communications agency located in St. Louis, Missouri. In this new role, Fordyce will lead business…

Quality Loss Program Available for ’18 and ’19 Crop Years

Published January 5, 2021

Signup is underway for the USDA’s Quality Loss Adjustment Program. Farmers have been waiting for more than a year on this relief program, which is due to crop quality losses in 2018 and 2019. USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey said the…

DMC Enrollment Deadline is Friday

Published December 7, 2020

USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce is urging farmers to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program before the application deadline closes this Friday, December 11. Over 7,800 dairy producers had signed up by the end of November.…

WHIP+ Application Process is Ongoing

Published November 20, 2020

USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce says local FSA offices are continuing to process WHIP+ applications. Sign-up for WHIP+ ended in October. "That work is still ongoing and it should be finished up soon and we'll see where we…

FSA Continues Work on WHIP+ Program Quality Loss Provisions

Published November 5, 2020

According to North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, the Farm Service Agency is working to complete the implementation process of quality loss coverage under the WHIP+ program. Hoeven met with FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce the first week of November. To complete…

DMC Enrollment Begins Tuesday

Published October 9, 2020

Signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage program begins Tuesday. Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce said 13,000 dairy farmers signed up for the 2020 program. "It wasn't as high as we had in 2019; we do believe it is a…

Local Farm Groups Give FSA Feedback on CFAP 2.0

Published October 2, 2020

Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce reviewed the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program with local farm groups in a roundtable hosted by Senator John Hoeven. In feedback, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association said disparity remains between those who sold livestock early…

Fordyce Anticipates More Applicants in Final Month of CFAP Sign-Up

Published August 3, 2020

With less than one month left for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA has distributed $6.5 billion. It’s unknown if the entire $16 billion allocated for the program will be distributed. Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce said…

Evaluating the First Month of CFAP Sign-Up

Published June 24, 2020

It’s been one month since the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up began. In that time, the USDA distributed $4 billion of the $16 billion available in direct payments. Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce said the program is in a…

Fordyce to Take Questions About CFAP

Published June 2, 2020

The South Dakota Corn Growers Association is hosting a conference call with Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce and South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson. South Dakota Corn Executive Director Lisa Richardson says Fordyce will address the implementation of the Coronavirus…

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Fordyce Joins OBP Agency

Quality Loss Program Available for ’18 and ’19 Crop Years

DMC Enrollment Deadline is Friday

WHIP+ Application Process is Ongoing

FSA Continues Work on WHIP+ Program Quality Loss Provisions

DMC Enrollment Begins Tuesday

Local Farm Groups Give FSA Feedback on CFAP 2.0

Fordyce Anticipates More Applicants in Final Month of CFAP Sign-Up

Evaluating the First Month of CFAP Sign-Up

Fordyce to Take Questions About CFAP

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