Farmers and Ranchers in Michigan Can Now Apply for Financial Assistance through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Online Tools and Toll-Free Number Available to Assist Producers
Livestock Producers in All 77 Oklahoma Counties Eligible for USDA Drought Recovery Assistance
Contact:
madeline.alewine@usda.gov
Farm Service Agency Now Accepting Applications for 2022 Grazing Losses
USDA Reports Record Enrollment in Key Farm Safety-Net Programs
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2020 – Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2019 crop year, which is more than 107 percent of the total contracts signed compared with a 5-year average. USDA also reminds producers that June 30 is the deadline to enroll in ARC and PLC for the 2020 crop year.
USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers.
“More than a quarter of producers are beginning farmers,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky. “We need to support the next generation of agricultural producers who we will soon rely upon to grow our nation’s food and fiber.”
USDA to Provide up to $20 Million for Construction of On-Farm Grain Storage Facilities in Areas Impacted by Recent Natural Disasters
New Program to Address Local Grain Storage Deficits Heading into Harvest 2022
USDA Designates Three Michigan Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
USDA Announces 2023 Upland Cotton Marketing Assistance Loan Rate
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced that the marketing assistance loan rate for 2023-crop base quality upland cotton is 52.00 cents per pound.
Marketing assistance loans provide interim financing to producers so that commodities can be stored upon harvest when market prices are typically low and sold later when price conditions are more favorable.
Enrollment Open for Agriculture Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage Programs for 2021 Production Season
Contact: bobbie.krizwickham@usda.gov
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 9, 2020 – Agricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year. The signup period is open through March 15, 2021, and producers are encouraged to begin working with their USDA county Farm Service Agency (FSA) office now to complete the process.
USDA Designates Three New Hampshire 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.