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WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program to now include medium-sized businesses in addition to small businesses.
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2018 – As part of a 33-year effort to protect sensitive lands and improve water quality and wildlife habitat on private lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will resume accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
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.
Brooke DeCubellis
Brooke.DeCubellis@usda.gov
St. Louis, Mo., July 2, 2024 – The Center for Regenerative Agriculture at the University of Missouri recently hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie on a tour of a local farm enrolled in the center’s Missouri Climate-Resilient Corp and Livestock Project.
Contacts:
Bobbie Kriz-Wickham, Nebraska FSA
PH: (402) 437-5896
bobbie.krizwickham@usda.gov
OR
Joanna Pope, Nebraska NRCS
PH: (402) 437-4123
joanna.pope@usda.gov
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.
Confirmed H5N1 Positive Test Results Required for Recovery Assistance
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide. School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and urban areas can be recognized as a “People’s Garden” if they register on the USDA website and meet criteria including benefitting the community, working collaboratively, incorporating conservation practices and educating the public.
