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USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to New Mexico Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires and Drought

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ALBURQUERQUE, N.M., May 10, 2022 —The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help New Mexico farmers and livestock producers across New Mexico recover from recent wildfires and ongoing drought. Producers impacted by these events should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about program options available to assist in their recovery from crop, land, infrastructure and livestock losses and damages.

USDA and FarmRaise Launch Additional Online Disaster Assistance Decision Tool for Livestock, Honey Bee and Farm-Raised Fish Producers  

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Partnership further expands online library of disaster assistance and farm loan program reference resources and decision aids 

USDA Designates Three Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available

USDA to Provide Approximately $6 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2020 and 2021 Natural Disasters

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First Wave of Payments Based on Crop Insurance Data

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 – The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and value losses.

USDA and FarmRaise Launch Additional Online Disaster Assistance Decision Tool for Livestock, Honey Bee and Farm-Raised Fish Producers

Read more about USDA and FarmRaise Launch Additional Online Disaster Assistance Decision Tool for Livestock, Honey Bee and Farm-Raised Fish Producers

Partnership further expands online library of disaster assistance and farm loan program reference resources and decision aids 

USDA Designates Six California Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available

USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs of Organic, Transitioning Producers in Iowa

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DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16, 2022 – Agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production, can now apply for the U.S.

Producers and Landowners Can Now Sign Up for USDA's Grassland Conservation Reserve Program

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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 3, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now sign up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP). The signup runs from today through June 28, 2024.

Apply Now for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

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Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Application Deadline is December 11

USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs of Organic, Transitioning Producers in South Dakota

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HURON, SD, May 17, 2022 – Agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production, can now apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Organic and Transitional Education Certification Program (OTECP) and Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), which help producers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses.