FSA News

USDA Designates 12 Maryland Counties as Natural Disaster Areas for Freeze - 6 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for Assistance
Pennsylvania | 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…
USDA Designates 17 New Jersey Counties as Natural Disaster Areas for Freeze - 6 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for Assistance
Pennsylvania | 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…
USDA’s Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area Announces Organizational Improvements to Strengthen Service to America’s Farmers and Ranchers
National | News Release |
Washington, D.C., June 17, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) mission area today announced organizational improvements across the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and the FPAC Business Center (FBC) is designed to…
USDA Announces Loan Rates for 2026-Crop Peanuts
National | News Release |
(Washington, D.C., June 16, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2026-crop loan rates for four types of peanuts-Runner, Spanish, Valencia and Virginia. The rates take effect Aug. 1, 2026, the beginning of the peanut crop year.Eligible producers can obtain peanut loans…
Nominations Now Open for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County Committees
National | News Release |
(Washington, D.C. - June 16, 2026) – Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These committees make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the…