Foreign Investors Must Report U.S. Agricultural Land Holdings

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Warwick, RI, April 16, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director J. Eric Scherer in Rhode Island reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural land in the United States that they are required to report their land holdings and transactions to USDA. 

Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters

Physical loss loans 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 include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees and harvested or stored crops and hay.

State: Arkansas

Dairy Producers in Indiana Reminded to Enroll in 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage by April 29 

Indianapolis, April 17, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll by April 29, 2024, for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup began Feb. 28, 2024, and payments, retroactive to January, began in March 2024. So far, DMC payments triggered in January and February of 2024 at margins of $8.48 and $9.44 respectively.   

USDA Designates Four Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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. 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 the refinance of certain debts.