U.S. Agriculture Department News

Alabama Farmer Pleads Guilty in $919K Crop Insurance Scam

Authorities say an Alabama farmer has acknowledged falsifying documents that allowed him to receive $919,000 in crop insurance money he wasn’t entitled to. The Dothan Eagle reported last month that Dexter Day Gilbert pleaded guilty recently to submitting false applications …

Alabama Farmer Accused of Stealing $919K in Crop Insurance Money

An Alabama farmer has been charged with stealing crop insurance money and federal prosecutors want him to repay more than $919,000. The Dothan Eagle reports Dexter Day Gilbert was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court with illegally receiving funds from …

Parts of Nevada, Utah, Idaho Declared Drought Disaster

The U.S. Agriculture Department has declared two northeast Nevada counties natural disaster areas due to the lingering drought with an emergency order that also makes emergency low-interest loans available to farmers, ranchers and businesses in parts of neighboring Idaho and …

Disaster Declaration For Most of Nevada Due to Drought

The U.S. Agriculture Department has declared most of Nevada a natural disaster area due to lingering drought. And state water officials say more trouble is brewing for ranchers and farmers in western Nevada where cutbacks have been ordered in irrigation …

Crop Insurance Options Extended in North Dakota

U.S. Agriculture Department has announced new supplemental coverage for North Dakota crops through the federal crop insurance program. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said the department’s Supplemental Coverage Option will include corn and barley for all North Dakota counties in the …