May Margin Triggers Dairy Margin Coverage Program Payment
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Income-over-feed margin for May triggers third payment for 2020
USDA Accepts More than 2.5 Million Acres in Grassland CRP Signup, Double Last Year’s Signup
More than 5.3 Million Acres Enrolled through CRP Signups in 2021, Surpassing Goal
USDA Extends Deadline for Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Until August 11
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Bangor, ME July 21, 2023 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) to August 11, 2023. This extension gives Maine organic dairy producers more than two additional weeks to apply for the program.
USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields
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USDA Accepts More than 2.5 Million Acres in Grassland CRP Signup, Double Last Year’s Signup
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, September 13, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has accepted offers for more than 2.5 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment through this year’s Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Signup.
USDA Accepts Nearly 2.7 Million Acres in Grassland CRP Signup, Successfully Closing the Gap and Bringing CRP Near to Acreage Cap
Montgomery, AL, July 19, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for nearly 2.7 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grassland signup. This program allows producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while protecting grasslands and further CRP conservation efforts. Grassland CRP is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s broader effort to address climate change and conserve natural resources.
USDA Issues First Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments
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Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program.
USDA Establishing New Urban Service Center in Phoenix
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 26, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening 17 new Urban Service Centers in the next year including one in Phoenix and investing in new partnerships to support urban agriculture.
USDA Announces More Than 3.4 Million Acres Selected for General Signup Conservation Reserve Program
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Hamilton Square, NJ: 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.