What's New

4/29/08 Mini-Grant Program to Help Farmers with Problem/Perennial Weeds! click here.

3/25/08 From WI FSA Office: 2008 WOOL Program Extended to April 18: click here

3/6/08 From WI FSA Office: March 17 is the application closing date to sign up for the non-insured assistance program: click here

8/14/07 - USDA APHIS Announces a New Hotline for Locating Roundup Ready Fields in Your Area - click here.

12/21/06: New Toll-Free Hotline Established for Farmers Interested in Organic Transition - read more.

12/15/06: Farmers Wanted for Organic Commodity Price Reporting - Certified organic growers of organic grains, beans, oilseeds and hay are invited to participate in a new organic commodity price reporting service. Click here for story.

9/15/06: New Online Service Connects Organic Seed Suppliers with Customers: The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI), a nonprofit publisher and information service for organic growers, introduced an online, organic seed listing service this month. Once filled, the OMRI Organic Seed Database will provide accurate information on the availability and supply of hundreds of certified seed varieties...click here for more info.

Need Hay, Want Hay: websites available to Midwest Farmers from Farm Service Agency Wisconsin

Central Illinois Farm Producers on the Web Farm-fresh eggs, meat, produce and other products from Central Illinois producers are just a click away on a new website created to help consumers connect with farmers close to home. The website, located at http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/asap/resources/farmdirect/ is the online version of the first edition of the Central Illinois Farmer to Consumer Directory. Click here to learn more.