USDA Designates Fayette County, Texas, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
USDA Designates 45 North Dakota 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.
Producers and Landowners Can Now Sign Up for USDA's Grassland Conservation Reserve Program
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Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
USDA Designates Six Ohio Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2020 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
USDA Has Issued More Than $4 Billion in Emergency Relief Program Payments to Date
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Deadline to Submit Applications is Friday, July 22
USDA Offers Disaster Recovery Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Texas Impacted by Recent Tornadoes
TEMPLE/COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 6, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers across Texas recover from recent tornadoes and severe weather.
Farmers and Ranchers in West Virginia Can Now Apply for Financial Assistance through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Online Tools and Toll-Free Number Available to Assist Producers
To Date, USDA Has Issued $30.5 Million in Emergency Relief Program Payments to Michigan Agricultural Producers
Deadline to Submit Applications is Friday, July 22
USDA Reminds New Mexico Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
(ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico), June 10, 2024 – Agricultural producers in New Mexico should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline after planting is complete.
USDA Announces Updates for Honeybee Producers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced updates to the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). These updates include changes required by the 2018 Farm Bill as well as discretionary changes intended to improve the administration of the program and clarify existing program requirements.