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USDA Designates Meigs County, Ohio as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought – with Additional Ohio and West Virginia Counties Eligible as Contiguous Counties

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This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to farm operators in primary counties and contiguous counties through FSA emergency loan assistance. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain deb

FEMA Designates 7 WV Counties

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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.

USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs to Increase Financial Freedom, Resilience and Profitability for Agricultural Producers

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announces changes to the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Farm Loan Programs, effective Sept. 25, 2024 — changes that are intended to increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable.

USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs to Increase Financial Freedom, Resilience and Profitability for Agricultural Producers

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Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Policy changes support building equity, saving for long-term needs and making strategic operational investments

USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers in 26 Oregon Counties Affected by Wildfires

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Producers in California, Idaho, Nevada and Washington counties also eligible for assistance

USDA Designates Seven New York Counties Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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Contact: Lynnette Wright
315-477-6309
lynnette.wright@usda.gov

USDA Accepts More Than 2.2 Million Acres Through 2024 Grassland, General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Offers

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MADISON, Aug. 19, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signups administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). With these accepted acres, enrollment is very near the 27 million CRP acreage cap.

USDA Designates 5 North Carolina Counties as Primary Disaster Areas Due to July Droughts

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The following Secretarial Disaster Designations 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.

USDA Launches Online Debt Consolidation Tool to Increase Farmer and Rancher Financial Viability

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USDA Launches Online Debt Consolidation Tool to Increase Farmer and Rancher Financial Viability

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the launch of the Debt Consolidation Tool, an innovative online tool available through farmers.gov that allows agricultural producers to enter their farm operating debt and evaluate the potential savings that might be provided by obtaining a debt consolidation loan with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) or a local lender.