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Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 24 Counties in Kentucky as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
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…
Loan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in Missouri
News Release
COLUMBIA, MO, March 13, 2025 – Cotton producers in MISSOURI  may be eligible for Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). LDPs are payments made to producers who, although eligible to obtain a Marketing Assistance Loan, agree to forgo the loan in return for a payment on the…
Loan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in Louisiana
News Release
3737 Government StreetAlexandria, LA 71302anthony.reed1@usda.gov Loan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in Louisiana Application Deadline for 2024 Crop Year is May 31, 2025 Alexandria, Louisiana, March 13, 2025 – Cotton producers in Louisiana may be eligible for Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) from the U.S.…
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates the Crow Tribe of Montana as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
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…
Loan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in California
News Release
Cotton producers in California may be eligible for Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). LDPs are payments made to producers who, although eligible to obtain a Marketing Assistance Loan, agree to forgo the loan in return for a payment on the eligible commodity. The deadline to…