The Recently Held National Agriculture Day: Fifty Years Later, Farmers Are Growing a Climate for Tomorrow
By Maureen Wicks-FSA State Executive Director, Tom Watson-NRCS State Conservationist, and Eric Bashore-RMA Regional Office Director
USDA Extends Deadline for Emergency Conservation Program Applications from California Producers in 45 Counties
Funding Available to Help Restore Lands to Pre-Disaster Condition, Replace or Repair Fencing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for accepting Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) applications from California agricultural producers who need assistance to address damages from severe storms. The application deadline has been extended an additional six months to October 13, 2023.
USDA Designates Three North Carolina Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: Alicia Best
alicia.best@usda.gov
919-875-4803
USDA Announces Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Signup for 2023
Bozeman, Montana, April 17, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting today and running through May 26, 2023. Among CRP enrollment opportunities, Grassland CRP is a unique working lands program, allowing producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while conserving grasslands and promoting plant and animal biodiversity as well as healthier soil.
In Historic Move, USDA to Begin Loan Payments to Socially Disadvantaged Borrowers under American Rescue Plan Act Section 1005
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) published the first notice of funding availability (NOFA) (PDF, 242 KB) announcing loan payments for eligible borrowers with qualifying direct farm loans under the American Rescue Plan Act Section 1005. The official NOFA will be published in the Federal Register early this week and USDA expects payments to begin in early June and continue on a rolling basis.
USDA Announces Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Signup for 2023
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting today and running through May 26, 2023. Among CRP enrollment opportunities, Grassland CRP is a unique working lands program, allowing producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while conserving grasslands and promoting plant and animal biodiversity as well as healthier soil.
USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers of July 14 Deadline to Apply for Pandemic and Natural Disaster Revenue Loss Programs
Huron, South Dakota, July 6, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers of the July 14 deadline to apply for both the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two and the Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP).