USDA Opens Signup for CLEAR30, Expands Pilot to Be Nationwide
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
30-Year Option Focuses on Improving Water Quality
USDA Seeks Members for Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 17, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for four positions on the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. Nominations will be open to public from May 15, 2023, to July 15, 2023. The 12-member Committee, which first convened in March 2022, is part of USDA’s efforts to increase support for urban agriculture and innovative production.
USDA to Begin Payments for Producers Impacted by 2018 and 2019 Natural Disasters
Producers to Receive Assistance through the Quality Loss Adjustment Program and Additional Assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus
USDA Opens Signup for CLEAR30, Expands Pilot to Be Nationwide
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 – Landowners and agricultural producers currently enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) now have a wider opportunity to enroll in a 30-year contract through the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative, called CLEAR30. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding CLEAR30 – a water-quality focused option available through CRP – to be nationwide now.
USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs of Organic Producers
Lexington, Kentucky, June 28, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will cover up to 75% of the costs associated with organic certification, up to $750 per category, through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Kentucky Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages organic agricultural producers and handlers to apply for OCCSP by Oct. 31, 2023, for expenses incurred from Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023.
USDA Reminds Minnesota Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
SAINT PAUL, MN, June 16, 2021 – Agricultural producers in Minnesota who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) office before the applicable deadline.
USDA Provides $3 Million to Geographically Disadvantaged Producers for Transportation Costs
Offsets Long-Distance Transportation Costs for Farmers and Ranchers Outside the Contiguous U.S.
USDA Announces Dates for Conservation Reserve Program General and Grasslands Signups
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ALEXANDRIA, La., June 17, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set a July 23, 2021, deadline for agricultural producers and landowners to apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup 56. Additionally, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept applications for CRP Grasslands from July 12 to August 20. This year, USDA updated both signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increase its conservation benefits, including reducing the impacts of climate change.
USDA Ready to Help New York Farmers Recover from Recent Damaging Weather
Contact: Lynnette Wright
315-477-6309
Lynnette.wright@usda.gov
SYRACUSE, New York, May, 23, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Farm Service Agency (FSA), has disaster assistance programs available to help agricultural producers recover after damaging weather, including freeze events. Recent extreme weather conditions have impacted farmers in New York.