USDA Invests $4.7 Million to Provide Outreach and Technical Assistance to Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers
Organization Identified to Assist Producers in Arizona
USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Program General Signup for 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C., March 4, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting March 4 and running through March 29, 2024.
USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Illinois, Springfield, March 17, 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.
“More than a quarter of producers are beginning farmers,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky. “We need to support the next generation of agricultural producers who we will soon rely upon to grow our nation’s food and fiber.”
USDA Offers Online Tool for Drought-Stricken Ranchers to Estimate Compensation for Feed Transportation Costs
Assistance also available for water hauling expenses
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Beginning Feb. 28
Payments to Begin Early March
Friday Is the Last Day to Schedule an Appointment with Your FSA Office to Compete in CRP General Signup
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, February 26, 2020 – Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup must make an offer of acres or schedule an appointment to do so with their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) service center by Friday, February 28.
USDA Offers Online Tool for Drought-Stricken Ranchers to Estimate Compensation for Feed Transportation Costs
Assistance also available for water hauling expenses
USDA Offers Disaster Program Flexibilities for Agricultural Producers Impacted by Recent Wildfires
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Recovery Assistance Available for Livestock, Feed, Forage, and Infrastructure Loss
USDA Announces Cooperative Agreements for Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction
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WASHINGTON, May 11 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $900,000 for local governments to host a Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction (CCFWR) pilot project for fiscal year (FY) 2020. The cooperative agreements will support projects that develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans. The agreements are offered through USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.
USDA Designates Five Iowa 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.