USDA Adds Mycoplasma Bovis (M. bovis) As Eligible Bison Disease for Livestock Indemnity Program
Deadline to Report 2021 Losses and File Application for Payment is Feb. 28, 2022
USDA Extends Milk Loss Program Assistance Deadline to Oct. 30
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2023 – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the application deadline for the Milk Loss Program (MLP) to Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, allowing more time for eligible dairy farmers to apply for much-needed, weather-related disaster recovery assistance.
USDA Announces More Than 3.4 Million Acres Selected for General Signup Conservation Reserve Program
DES MOINES, IOWA, March 26, 2020 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres in the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup recently completed, the first general signup enrollments since 2016. County offices will begin notifying producers with accepted offers no later than April 3.
Deadline Extended to Enroll in 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage
Producers encouraged to enroll as soon as possible
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13
Department Incorporates Stakeholder Feedback to Ensure Maximum Reach
This release amplifies USDA News Release No. 0196.23 issued on Sept. 22, 2023.
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 28 Deadline for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 18, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup that there is less than two weeks before the enrollment deadline of February 28, 2020. This signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another 10- to 15-year term.
USDA Designates Six Georgia 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.
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13
Department Incorporates Stakeholder Feedback to Ensure Maximum Reach
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13, 2024, to give eligible farmers, ranchers and forest landowners more time to apply for assistance. The original deadline was October 31, 2023.
USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields
Recent Rule on Payment Limitations and Payment Eligibility Does Not Impact 2020 or 2021 Payments
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 25, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farm owners of the September 30 deadline to update Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program yields for covered commodities on the farm. This is a one-time opportunity for producers to update yields, which are used to calculate 2020 through 2023 payments.
USDA Offers Targeted Farm Loan Funding for Underserved Groups and Beginning Farmers
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that FSA offers targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to assist underserved applicants and beginning farmers and ranchers.