USDA Designates Two Alabama Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
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Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
USDA Designates 22 Nebraska 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. 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 Designates 2 Kansas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought
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 to refinance certain debts.
USDA Announces More Than 1.2 Million Acres Accepted in Recent Signup for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands
Morgantown, W.Va., July 9, 2020 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the acceptance of more than 1.2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands during the recent signup period that began March 16 and ended May 15. The number of acres offered during this signup period was 1.9 million acres, over 3 times the number offered during the last signup period in 2016.
To Date, USDA Has Issued $64 Million in Emergency Relief Program Payments Oregon Agricultural Producers
Deadline to Submit Applications is Friday, July 22
FSA Reminds Producers of Ongoing Disaster Assistance Program Signup
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started making payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program – Plus (WHIP+) to agricultural producers who suffered eligible losses because of drought or excess moisture in 2018 and 2019.
Op-Ed: Celebrating the American Farmer
by Julia Wickard, Indiana FSA State Executive Director
USDA Reminds Minnesota Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
SAINT PAUL, Minn., June 11, 2024 – Agricultural producers in Minnesota should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline after planting is complete.
FSA Encourages Producers to Enroll Soon in Agriculture Risk Loss and Price Loss Coverage Programs
Producers, Beat the Rush – Call Today to Make an Appointment
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 15, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers to enroll now in the Agriculture Risk Loss (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. March 15, 2020 is the enrollment deadline for the 2019 crop year.