USDA Announces More Than 3.4 Million Acres Selected for General Signup Conservation Reserve Program

Harrisburg, PA, March 26, 2020 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres in the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup recently completed, the first general signup enrollments since 2016. County offices will begin notifying producers with accepted offers no later than April 3.

Dairy Producers in California Reminded to Enroll in 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage by April 29  

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 Reminds Producers of Climate-Smart Opportunities Using Farm Loan Programs

Washington, DC, April 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds agricultural producers that Farm Loan Programs can be used to support a variety of climate-smart agriculture practices, which build on many practices that farmers and ranchers already use, like cover cropping, nutrient management and conservation tillage.

Biden Administration Appoints Kelly Adkins to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Texas

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FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022— The Biden Administration recently appointed Kelly Adkins as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA). Adkins joined the Texas FSA team on May 9, 2022.

USDA Designates Three Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Excessive Rain, Flash Flooding, Hail, High Winds, Lightning, and Excessive Heat

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.