Meeting to be held August 5, 2022 

Lexington, KY, July 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers and others to attend the second public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on August 5.  The Committee will discuss new urban conservation practices, focus areas and priorities for the Commission, and the new Farm Service Agency (FSA) urban county committees, among other topics.   

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county and urban county committee elections to all eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country.

More than $5 Billion in Payments Now Issuing to Producers Enrolled for 2019

Meeting to be held August 5, 2022 

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers and others to attend the second public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on August 5.  The Committee will discuss new urban conservation practices, focus areas and priorities for the Commission, and the new Farm Service Agency (FSA) urban county committees, among other topics. 

Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

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.

Farm Service Agency Now Accepting Applications for 2023 Grazing Losses                                                                                                                                     &nbs

RICHMOND, Va., August 6, 2020 – A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) team has been assembled to lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers that will make resources more readily available to Virginia producers.

More Producers to Soon Receive Applications for over $105 Million in Additional Emergency Relief     

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will indefinitely extend the deadline for producers to return the pre-filled applications for Phase One of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP).  A new deadline will be announced after the last Phase One applications are mailed and provide at least 30 days following the mailing.