USDA Designates Two Utah Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
New Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to Meet March 23-24
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host the first public meeting of the inaugural Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on March 23-24, 2022. The public – including urban producers– is encouraged to attend.
Illinois Disaster Designation Impacts Five Iowa Counties
A Secretarial Disaster Designation has been issued for four (4) counties in Illinois as primary disaster areas due to high winds and tornadoes. Additionally, five (5) Iowa counties are contiguous to the disaster area. This determination will allow the Farm Service Agency’s Emergency Loans to be made available to eligible family farmers with qualifying production and physical losses in the primary and the contiguous counties to the declared disaster area.
Secretarial Declaration Number: S5434
USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Expansion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Begins Sept. 21
USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs to Increase Equity
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating its farm loan programs to better support current borrowers, including historically underserved producers. These improvements are part of USDA’s commitment to increase equity in all programs, including farm loans that provide important access to capital for covering operating expenses and purchasing land and equipment.
USDA Offers Low-Interest Loans for Agricultural Producers in Arkansas Impacted by Natural Disasters
Contact: Jessica Claypole
jessica.claypole@usda.gov
573-876-0935
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
USDA Reopens Signup for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program
Columbia, MO, Jan. 12, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (Continuous CRP) signup. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers and landowners in Missouri who are interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments to consider the enrollment options available through Continuous CRP, which also includes the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) offered by FSA partners.
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 28 Deadline for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 28, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup to enroll by February 28, 2020. This signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another 10- to 15-year term.