USDA Designates Six Georgia Counties as Contiguous 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 Designates Teton County, Wyoming, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
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 the refinance of certain debts.
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters
Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay.
USDA Designates Six Illinois Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
USDA Designates Six Illinois Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
U.S. Department of Agriculture in Georgia to Host June 15 Meeting on Resources for Livestock Producers
Learn more about disaster recovery, credit, conservation and risk management program options
USDA Announces Dates for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands Signups
HARRISBURG, PA, July 12, 2021 – Agricultural producers and landowners in Pennsylvania can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup from today until August 20. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increased the program’s conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national priority zones.