USDA Designates Two South Dakota Counties as Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas
Primary Disaster Areas Located in North Dakota
USDA Designates Suffolk County, New York, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
Farm Service Agency Now Accepting Nominations for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on Local County Committees
Columbia, Mo., June 17, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting nominations for county committee members. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for members. LAAs are elective areas for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction. This may include LAAs that are focused on an urban or suburban area.
USDA Designates 7 Massachusetts Counties 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 to refinance certain debts.
USDA Designates Three Idaho Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers
New Program Part of Broader Effort to Transform Food System, Create Jobs
USDA to Begin Issuing Cost-Share Payments for the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program
Additional Grain Storage Funding Assistance Being Explored
USDA Designates Three Mississippi Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available
USDA Designates Three 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.
USDA Offers Disaster Program Flexibilities for Flood-Impacted Producers in the Northeast
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
SYRACUSE, New York., Aug. 15, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Risk Management Agency (RMA) have authorized policy flexibilities for key disaster assistance programs and crop insurance to aid Northeast agricultural operations that have been significantly impacted by recent flooding in 2023.