USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
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Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19
USDA Offers CLEAR30 Option for Producers to Enroll Land with Expiring Conservation Contracts
Water Quality-Focused Program Builds Upon CRP Contracts
USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program Pays More Than $1.77 Billion to America’s Producers in Support of Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture
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Agricultural producers and landowners have chosen conservation on more than 23 million acres of private land nationwide
USDA Announces Loan Maturity for Marketing Assistance Loans Now Extended to 12 Months
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Provides Producers with Marketing Flexibilities Amid COVID-19 Uncertainties
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Two Oklahoma Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Two Texas Counties Also Eligible for Assistance
USDA Designates 45 Kansas 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.
USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Enrollment Begins for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs for 2021
“Although commodity prices are starting to show a glimmer of improvement, recent depressed prices and drops in revenue compounded by the effects of the pandemic have seriously impacted the bottom line for most agricultural operations,” said Richard Fordyce, Administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). “Through safety-net programs like ARC and PLC, we can help producers mitigate these financial stressors and keep the ag industry moving forward.