May Margin Triggers Dairy Margin Coverage Program Payment
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
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
Contact:
Rhonda O’Guinn
rhonda.oguinn@usda.gov
More than 5.3 Million Acres Enrolled through CRP Signups in 2021, Surpassing Goal
USDA Designates 71 Oklahoma 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 to refinance certain debts.
USDA Extends Deadline to Apply for Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers with Animal Losses
Farm Service Agency Reminds Producers of Upcoming Pandemic Program Deadlines
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 23 Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Qualifying Winter Storms
Includes Declaration Amendments Making More Counties Eligible for Assistance
USDA Announces Updates for Honeybee Producers
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
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 Extends Deadline to Apply for Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers with Animal Losses
Farm Service Agency Reminds Producers of Upcoming Pandemic Program Deadlines
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 2 New Hampshire Counties as Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas
Primary Disaster Areas Located in Maine
USDA Designates Three Idaho Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2020 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Idaho counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Blaine, Camas, and Custer counties who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.