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If you have experienced delays in receiving Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments, Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) and Market Gains on Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs), it may be because you have not filed form CCC-941, Adjusted Gross Income Certification.
Read moreOrganic farming has become one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) recognizes organic farming practices as good farming practices and continues to move forward in improving crop insurance coverage for organic producers and producers transitioning to organic production to make viable and effective risk management options available. In general, regulations governing the insurability of organic and transitional practices are the same as for conventional practices.
Read moreThe Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for specific conservation practices under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Continuous Signup.
Read moreIf you’re enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, you must protect all cropland and noncropland acres on the farm from wind and water erosion and noxious weeds. By signing ARC county or individual contracts and PLC contracts, you agree to effectively control noxious weeds on the farm according to sound agricultural practices. If you fail to take necessary actions to correct a maintenance problem on your farm that is enrolled in ARC or PLC, the County Committee may elect to terminate your contract for the program year.
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Food insecurity for children in Texas is a major concern, especially following the pandemic, explained Mia Medina, a program director for No Kid Hungry Texas. On Monday The Brownfield News was able to sit down and speak with Mia Medina about childhood hunger in Texas. She said, “that as many as one in four kids suffer from food insecurity.” We discussed the various ways that food insecurity can look in various households, but regardless of how food insecurity manifests for specific children “studies show that kids who eat breakfast at school are more likely to excel academically, they’re more likely to be alert, and they’re more likely to have better concentration.”
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Passionate disagreements and important discussions were at the center of this quarter’s ambulance board meeting. The focus of the discussion was on the community of Brownfield’s essential medical and first responder teams.
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Read moreThe Alzheimer’s Association annual Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report is out for 2022 and shows more Americans living with Alzheimer’s; an estimated 6.5 million nationally, including over 400,000 in Texas. That number is expected to increase to 490,000 by 2025. Additionally, over one million Texans provided 1,769,000,000 hours of unpaid Alzheimer’s care, valued at $25,874,000,000.
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