Additional Commodities Eligible for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
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Applications for New Commodities Accepted Beginning July 13
USDA Provides $1.8 Billion to Offset Market Fluctuations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to agricultural producers who enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2020 crop year. These payments provide critical support to help mitigate fluctuations in either revenue or prices for certain crops.
USDA Designates Five Counties in Eastern Washington as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought
This Secretarial natural disaster designation 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 to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus
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Expansion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Begins Sept. 21
USDA Designates 12 Illinois Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Indiana Counties of Vermillion & Vigo Eligible as Contiguous Counties
FSA Makes Changes to Farm Loan, Disaster, Conservation and Safety Net Programs to Make it Easier for Customers to Conduct Business
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FSA Services Available by Phone Appointment Only
2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2021— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county and urban county committee elections to all eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country.
USDA Reminds Direct Loan Borrowers of Cash Flow-Based and Extraordinary Measures Assistance Options: Requests for Assistance Must Be Received by December 31, 2023
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) continues to accept and review individual assistance requests from: (1) direct Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers who missed a recent installment or are unable to make their next scheduled installment, and (2) borrowers who took certain extraordinary measures to avoid delinquency on their direct FLP loans.