(Washington, D.C., April 30, 2026) –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP) starting May 4, 2026, through May 29, 2026. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers Grassland CRP, a voluntary working lands…
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USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Program Application Deadline to August 12News Release
(Higginsville, MO, April 24, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today in Missouri announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to eligible producers who have approved program applications for…
USDA Designates 61 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to DroughtEmergency Designation
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…
USDA Delivers Over $2.5 Million in On-Farm Stored Commodity Loss Payments to Disaster-Impacted FarmersNews Release
Washington, D.C., April 16, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing over $2.5 million in payments through the On-Farm Stored Commodity Loss Program (OFSCLP) to producers who suffered losses of eligible harvested commodities stored in on-farm structures in 2023 and/or 2024 due to a qualifying natural…
USDA Announces Additional Continuous Conservation Batching Period and Reminds Producers of Important Upcoming Economic Assistance and Conservation Program DeadlinesNews Release
(Washington, D.C., April 13, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) offers can be submitted during a second batching period that runs through May 1, 2026. Additionally, USDA reminds producers and landowners of the upcoming April 17, 2026, deadline for both the Farmer…
USDA Designates 20 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Winter StormEmergency Designation
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…
USDA Reopens Acreage Reporting Period for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market DisruptionsNews Release
Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026 – The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the agency is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period required for specialty crop producers who want to apply for the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) program. Announced by U.S…
USDA Designates 26 Florida Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Winter StormEmergency Designation
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…
USDA Launches ‘One Farmer, One File’ Initiative to Better Support FarmersNews Release
(San Antonio, TX, February 26, 2026) – Today at the Commodity Classic Convention in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the “One Farmer, One File” modernization, another action putting Farmers First with sweeping technological improvements at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Through “One Farmer,…
USDA Farm Service Agency Approves Emergency Conservation Assistance for Florida Producers Impacted by Recent Winter WeatherNews Release
(Gainesville, Fla., Feb. 26, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Florida is accepting applications statewide for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from winter weather that occurred Jan. 25 through Jan. 27, 2026. ECP provides cost-share and technical …