FSA Expands Set-Aside Loan Provision for Customers Impacted by COVID-19
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Set-Aside Delays Loan Payments for Borrowers
USDA Offers CLEAR30 Option for Producers to Enroll Land with Expiring Conservation Contracts
Contact:
Melissa Webreck
melissa.webreck@usda.gov
Water Quality-Focused Program Builds Upon CRP Contracts
Agricultural Producers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2024 Crop Year
Manhattan, Kansas Feb. 22 2024 – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year have until March 15, 2024, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income support to farmers who experience substantial declines in crop prices or revenues for the 2024 crop year.
USDA to Open Signup March 16 for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 11, 2020 – Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15.
USDA Designates 64 Colorado 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.
Ag Producers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for 2024
Illinois Enrollment Currently At 59% of Expected Contracts
USDA Announces Updates for Honeybee Producers
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced updates to the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). These updates include changes required by the 2018 Farm Bill as well as discretionary changes intended to improve the administration of the program and clarify existing program requirements.
USDA Designates 33 New Mexico 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.
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Beginning Feb. 28
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Payments to Begin Early March
USDA Reminds Producers of Disaster Assistance Application Deadline
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds producers that the deadline to submit applications for disaster recovery assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) for 2018 and 2019 losses is Friday, Oct. 30.