USDA Opens Signup for CLEAR30, Expands Pilot to Be Nationwide
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
30-Year Option Focuses on Improving Water Quality
USDA Previews Emergency Relief Assistance for Agricultural Producers Who Incurred Losses Due to 2022 Natural Disaster Events
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2023 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced plans to roll out $3.7 billion in Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) assistance to crop and livestock producers who sustained losses due to a qualifying natural disaster event in calendar year 2022. USDA is sharing early information to allow producers time to gather documents in advance of program delivery.
USDA to Begin Payments for Producers Impacted by 2018 and 2019 Natural Disasters
Producers to Receive Assistance through the Quality Loss Adjustment Program and Additional Assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus
USDA Previews Emergency Relief Assistance for Agricultural Producers Who Incurred Losses Due to 2022 Natural Disaster Events
Additional payments on the way for livestock producers impacted by drought and wildfire in 2021
USDA Reminds Florida Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 16, 2021 – Agricultural producers in Florida who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) office before the applicable deadline.
USDA Offers Assistance to Help Organic Dairy Producers Cover Increased Costs
HURON, South Dakota, May 22, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces assistance for dairy producers with the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). ODMAP is established to help mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry.
USDA Opens Signup for CLEAR30, Expands Pilot to Be Nationwide
30-Year Option Focuses on Improving Water Quality
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 – Landowners and agricultural producers currently enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) now have a wider opportunity to enroll in a 30-year contract through the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative, called CLEAR30. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding CLEAR30 – a water-quality focused option available through CRP – to be nationwide now.
USDA Previews Emergency Relief Assistance for Agricultural Producers Who Incurred Losses Due to 2022 Natural Disaster Events
Additional payments on the way for livestock producers impacted by drought and wildfire in 2021
Farm Service Agency Now Accepting Nominations for County Committee Members
Contact: Lynnette Wright
315-477-6309
Lynnette.wright@usda.gov
SYRACUSE, NY, June 22, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting nominations for county committee members on June 15. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2021 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 2, 2021.
USDA Offers Livestock Disaster Program Flexibilities; Responds to Needs Expressed by Producers Hard-Hit by Natural Disasters
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Program Application Deadlines Extended to June 2