• July 4, 2014
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–>  Posted July, 4 2014 Drake University Law School is partnering with the Farmer Veteran Coalition to host the Midwest Conference...

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• May 1, 2014
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Posted May 1, 2014   Farmers are borrowing in larger amounts during the first quarter of 2014 for inputs at spring...

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• April 24, 2014
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Posted April 24, 2014   U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced significant progress in implementing the Agriculture Act of 2014,...

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• April 14, 2014
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Posted April 14, 2014   USDA recently announced the availability of over $19 million in grant funding for the Beginning Farmer...

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• March 27, 2014
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Posted March 27, 2014   Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, recently announced modifications to loan programs administered by...

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• February 28, 2014
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Posted February 28, 2014   Amid the expectation of low crop prices, some banks are worried that farm cash flows will...

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• December 23, 2013
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Posted December 23, 2013   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says a new farm bill is needed to continue record U.S....

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• December 4, 2013
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Posted December 4, 2013   A resource guide developed by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the Farmer Veteran Coalition...

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• November 15, 2013
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Posted November 15, 2013   House Agricultural Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN) said that the conference is making progress toward...

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• October 23, 2013
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Posted October 23, 2013   Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced the availability of $181 million to develop commercial-scale biorefineries or...

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• September 17, 2013
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Posted September 17,  2013   The USDA has designated four counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages...

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