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Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding
Emergency Designation
This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such…
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 5 Counties in California as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Wildfires
Emergency Designation
This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such…
USDA Designates Jackson County, Colorado as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought
Emergency Designation
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such…
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Excess Snow and High Winds
Emergency Designation
Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures…
Minnesota USDA Farm Service Agency to Hold 2025 Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Election Webinar on Feb. 19
News Release
SAINT PAUL, MN, February 5, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Minnesota is holding a public Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) webinar with the University of Minnesota Extension on February 19, 2025. Farmers and others involved in agriculture will have an opportunity to learn…