INDUSTRY NEWS

The USDA announced Nov. 12 the sign-up periods for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the CRP Grasslands in 2021. Sign-up for general CRP will be open from Jan. 4, 2021, to Feb. 12, 2021, and sign-up for CRP Grasslands runs from March 15, 2021, to April 23, 2021.

Overall farm tractor unit sales continue their growth across North America in October 2020 despite a small pause in larger units in Canada according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Winners of the 2020 Agricultural Proficiency Awards were named during the 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo held virtually this year, Oct. 27-29.

The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced Oct. 29 it is extending the deadline for public comments on recommended improvements to the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program to Dec. 21, 2020.

Bert Paris loves farming. After nearly 30 years of operating his dairy farm near Belleville, Wisconsin, Paris is in the process of passing on his farm to his daughter Meagan.

Extension experts in California have partnered with colleagues in South Dakota to create Match.Graze.