USDA Designates Houston County, Alabama, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
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Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
USDA Announces Major Program Improvements, Progress, and Investments to Benefit American Farmers, Ranchers, and Producers
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SAN JUAN, P.R., January 9, 2023 — Today, at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several major developments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will benefit farmers, ranchers and producers across the nation.
Farmers, Ranchers Now Can Make USDA Farm Loan Payments Online
MADISON, Jan. 29, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that most farm loan borrowers will be able to make payments to their direct loans online through the Pay My Loan feature on farmers.gov in early February.
USDA Expands Eligibility, Enhances Benefits for Key Disaster Programs
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FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Policy changes will help more producers recover from natural disasters
USDA Offers New Forest Management Incentive for Conservation Reserve Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. January 19, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available $12 million for use in making payments to forest landowners with land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in exchange for their implementing healthy forest management practices. Existing CRP participants can now sign up for the Forest Management Incentive (FMI), which provides financial incentives to landowners with land in CRP to encourage proper tree thinning and other practices.
USDA Expands Eligibility, Enhances Benefits for Key Disaster Programs
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Policy changes will help more producers recover from natural disasters
USDA Partners with Louisiana to Award Over $4.6 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
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Public Affairs (202) 720-8998
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