Dairy Producers Can Now Enroll for 2023 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage
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USDA Designates Two More Counties in Western Washington 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.
Monday, March 16 is the Last Day to Schedule an Appointment with Your FSA Office for Agricultral Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Program
Call Today Regarding 2019 Crop Year Eligibility
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2020 – Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their 2019 crop year elections for and enrollment in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs must schedule an appointment to do so with their local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) by Monday, March 16.
USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
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Immediate Help for Over 13,000 Distressed USDA Farm Loan Borrowers; Begins Process to Provide up to $500 Million More for Up to 23,000 Additional Borrowers
USDA Now Accepting Applications for Farm Loans Online
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who submit a Direct Loan application each year can now use an online, interactive, guided application that is paperless and provides helpful features including an electronic signature option, the ability to attach supporting documents such as tax returns, complete a balance sheet and build a farm operating plan.
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.
Dairy Producers Can Now Enroll for 2023 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Protect Your Operation from Ups and Downs in the Market
USDA Reminds Specialty Crop Growers of Deadline to Apply for Assistance for 2023 On-Farm Food Safety Expenses
Apply by January 31, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds specialty crop growers that assistance is available for producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification through the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program. Producers can apply for assistance on their calendar year 2023 expenses through Jan. 31, 2024.
USDA Announces Six More Farm Service Agency County Committees for Urban Agriculture, Requests Nominations
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced six additional locations for Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees focused exclusively on urban agriculture.
USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
WASHINGTON, October 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in assistance, as part of the $3.1 billion in assistance for distressed farm loan borrowers provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA directed USDA to expedite assistance to distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) whose operations face financial risk.