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Loan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in North Carolina
News Release
RALEIGH, N.C, March 13, 2025 – Cotton producers in North Carolina 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…
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 2 North Dakota Counties 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…
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Ice in Henderson County Kentucky
Emergency Designation
INDIANAPOLIS, March 7, 2025 - 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…
FEMA Designates 60 Kentucky Counties as a Natural Disaster Area Due to Remnants of Hurricane Helene that occurred September 27 to September 30, 2024 – Adams, Brown, Clermont, Lawrence and Scioto Counties in Ohio are Eligible as Contiguous Counties
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 Announces March 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
News Release
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for March 2025, which are effective March 3, 2025. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures…