USDA Provides Nearly $3.9 Million to Geographically Disadvantaged Producers for Transportation Costs
Offsets Long-Distance Transportation Costs for Farmers and Ranchers Outside the Contiguous U.S.
USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Programs Crop Yield
Don’t Miss This One-Time Opportunity - First Since 2014
Biden Administration Appoints Dr. Emily Cole to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2022— The Biden Administration recently appointed Dr. Emily Cole as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Connecticut Farm Service Agency (FSA). Cole joined the Connecticut FSA team on May 16, 2022.
Applications for USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Due April 9
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Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for grants to support urban agriculture and innovative production. Applications for USDA’s Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production grants are due April 9, 2024, via grants.gov.
USDA Issues First Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments
Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program.
Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters
Physical loss loans 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.
State: Arkansas
Triggering Disaster Event 1:High winds and ice storms that occurred February 2, 2022, through February 25, 2022.
Applications for USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Due April 9
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WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for grants to support urban agriculture and innovative production. Applications for USDA’s Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production grants are due April 9, 2024, via grants.gov.
Enrollment Begins for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs for 2021
More than $5 Billion in Payments Now Issuing to Producers Enrolled for 2019
USDA to Allow Producers to Request Voluntary Termination of Conservation Reserve Program Contract
Contact:
Gabi Grunstein
Gabor.Grunstein@usda.gov
USDA Announces Additional Flexibilities to Help Address Threats to Global Food Security
USDA Designates 22 Missouri Counties 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 to refinance certain debts.