USDA Dairy Safety-Net Program Offers Flexible Coverage Options, 2021 Enrollment Deadline is Dec. 11
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By Nivin E. Elgohary, State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency, Virginia
Urban Producers, Public Invited to Attend Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Meeting to be held August 5, 2022
FSA Reminds Producers of Ongoing Disaster Assistance Program Signup
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Payments Have Started for Producers Impacted by Drought, Excess Moisture
USDA Begins Issuing Payments for Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week. SMHPP assists eligible producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through Sept. 1, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) accepted SMHPP applications through April 29, 2022.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 21 North Dakota Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas; 43 Contiguous Counties Affected, Including 2 South Eastern Montana Counties.
This Presidential disaster declaration 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.
USDA Announces More Eligible Commodities for CFAP
Application Deadline Extended to Sept. 11, and Producers Who Have Approved Applications to Receive Final Payments
Deadline Extended and More Pre-Filled Forms For 2020 and 2021 Disasters on the Way
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More Producers to Soon Receive Applications for over $105 Million in Additional Emergency Relief
USDA Invests $7.4 Million in 25 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Efforts
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7.4 million in 25 selected grants that support urban agriculture and innovative production. Selected grant recipients, including community gardens and nonprofit farms, will increase food production and access in economically distressed communities, provide job training and education, and allow partners to develop business plans and zoning proposals.
USDA Offers Targeted Farm Loan Funding for Underserved Groups and Beginning Farmers
NASHVILLE, TN – March 19, 2020 - USDA Tennessee Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, James M. Mayfield reminds producers that FSA offers targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to assist underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers.