USDA Designates 11 Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
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Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
USDA Provides $1.8 Billion to Offset Market Fluctuations
Farmers Can Now Make Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs
USDA Announces Milk Loss Assistance for Dairy Operations Impacted by 2020, 2021 and 2022 Disaster Events
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2023 –The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced Milk Loss Program (MLP) assistance for eligible dairy operations for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market due to qualifying weather events and the consequences of those weather events that inhibited delivery or storage of milk (e.g., power outages, impassable roads, infrastructure losses, etc.) during calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), signup for MLP begins Sept.
March Margin Triggers Dairy Margin Coverage Program Payment
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Income-over-feed margin for March triggers first payment for 2020
2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
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Ballots To Be Mailed to Eligible Voters Beginning This Week
USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
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WASHINGTON, March 16, 2020 ─ The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers.
2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
Ballots To Be Mailed to Eligible Voters Beginning This Week
USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus
USDA announced up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) will begin September 21 and run through December 11, 2020.
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