U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in Georgia Reminds Agricultural Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports by July 15

ATHENS, Ga., June 24, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Georgia State Executive Director, Arthur Tripp, reminds agricultural producers to file crop acreage reports with USDA to document the crops grown on their operation and their intended uses. Deadlines to file crop acreage reports vary by crop, state, and county. The next crop reporting deadline that impacts many agricultural producers is July 15, 2024.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 24 Oklahoma Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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 as

USDA Announces Correction to Loan Rates for 2019-Crop Peanuts

WASHINGTON, October 10, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced corrected 2019-crop loan rates for four types of peanuts. The 2019 peanut loan rates were published in June. The peanut loan rates were incorrectly calculated for the 2019 crop year because of a formula calculation error. The rates have been revised based on corrected formulas.