USDA Reminds Producers of Continuous Certification Option for Perennial Forage 

Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as there are no applicable changes on the farm. Interested producers can select the continuous certification option after USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) certifies their acreage report.  

USDA Offers Additional Assistance for Certain Producers Through Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

(Columbia, S.C., January 15, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), expanding eligibility for some agricultural producers and commodities as well as updating payments to accurately compensate some producers who already applied for the program.

FSA Fridays in February Webinar Series Returns

Contact: Lynnette Wright
315-477-6309
Lynnette.wright@usda.gov

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2023 – A series of free webinars will be presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New York State. FSA Fridays in February will cover a variety of programs and services FSA offers agricultural producers in New York. Topics include an overview of available programs and loans, conservation, disaster programs and loan programs.