Monday, March 16 Is the Last Day to Schedule an Appointment with Your FSA Office For Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Enrollment

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Call Today Regarding 2019 Crop Year Eligibility

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2020 – Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their 2019 crop year elections for and enrollment in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs must schedule an appointment to do so with their local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) by Monday, March 16.

USDA Accepting Proposals for State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative

Contact: Alicia.best@usda.gov

RALEIGH, NC, May 12, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting new or modified proposals from state governments for its State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative. Through SAFE, vital habitat is restored to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. The deadline to submit proposals is June 19. 

USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for September 2020

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

WASHINGTON, September 1, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for September 2020, which are effective September 1-September 30, 2020. 

The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for September is 0.125%, the same as August. 

Biden Administration Appoints Dean Schamore to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Kentucky

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2022— The Biden Administration recently appointed Dean Schamore as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Kentucky Farm Service Agency (FSA). Schamore joined the Kentucky FSA team on Jan. 3, 2022.