Deadline Extended and More Pre-Filled Forms For 2020 and 2021 Disasters on the Way
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
More Producers to Soon Receive Applications for over $105 Million in Additional Emergency Relief
USDA Partners with FarmRaise to Offer Educational Tools and Resources to Promote Financial Access and Equity for Agricultural Producers
Colchester, VT, April 17, 2024 – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today unveiled a new, online Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Decision Tool and farm loan resources available to agricultural producers and cooperators who help producers access USDA disaster assistance, farm loans and other federal farm programs. The new LIP tool and the farm loan informational video resources were developed in partnership with FarmRaise and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).
USDA Offers Targeted Farm Loan Funding for Underserved Groups and Beginning Farmers
NASHVILLE, TN – March 19, 2020 - USDA Tennessee Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, James M. Mayfield reminds producers that FSA offers targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to assist underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers.
Deadline Extended and More Pre-Filled Forms For 2020 and 2021 Disasters on the Way
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
More Producers to Soon Receive Applications for over $105 Million in Additional Emergency Relief
Dairy Producers in Kansas Reminded to Enroll in 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage by April 29
MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 19, 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 to Open Signup March 16 for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 9, 2020 – Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15.
Deadline Extended and More Pre-Filled Forms For 2020 and 2021 Disasters on the Way
More Producers to Soon Receive Applications for over $105 Million in Additional Emergency Relief
Washington, July 27, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will indefinitely extend the deadline for producers to return the pre-filled applications for Phase One of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). A new deadline will be announced after the last Phase One applications are mailed and provide at least 30 days following the mailing.
USDA Designates 5 Colorado 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 to refinance certain debts.
USDA Offers Low-Interest Loans for Agricultural Producers in Tennessee Impacted by Natural Disasters
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
Deadline Extended and More Pre-Filled Forms For 2020 and 2021 Disasters on the Way
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will indefinitely extend the deadline for producers to return the pre-filled applications for Phase One of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). A new deadline will be announced after the last Phase One applications are mailed and provide at least 30 days following the mailing.