Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19

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Assistance also available for water hauling expenses

Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2020 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 21 Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Assistance also available for water hauling expenses

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Enhancements to Online Dairy Decision Tool Now Available

COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 27, 2021-- 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.

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Enhancements to Online Dairy Decision Tool Now Available   

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to agricultural producers who enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2020 crop year.  These payments provide critical support to help mitigate fluctuations in either revenue or prices for certain crops.

Contact: rhonda.oguinn@usda.gov

Farmers Can Now Make Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs