WASHINGTON, July 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $5.2 million in 17 new grants that support urban agriculture and innovative production. Grant recipients, including Good for Youth Urban Farm in Indiana, 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.

Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the appointment of James Bostwick to serve on the FSA state committee in New Mexico which ensures the effective and efficient delivery of FSA federal farm programs to the state’s agricultural producers.

Program Helps Offset Transporting Costs for Farmers and Livestock Producers Outside the Contiguous U.S.

Application Deadline is Sept. 11  

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2020 –U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is Sept. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19.  

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.

Program Helps Offset Transporting Costs for Farmers and Livestock Producers Outside the Contiguous U.S.

Honolulu, Hawaii, July 14, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Hawaii opened enrollment for the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program (RTCP) for fiscal year 2024. The enrollment period began on July 8 and will run through Sept. 30. The deadline for producers to provide supporting documentation is Nov. 1, 2024.  

Palmer, Alaska, July 9, 2020 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the acceptance of more than 1.2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands during the recent signup period that began March 16 and ended May 15. The number of acres offered during this signup period was 1.9 million acres, over 3 times the number offered during the last signup period in 2016.   

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.