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Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 7 Additional Kentucky Counties as Primary Natural Disaster AreasEmergency Designation
INDIANAPOLIS. April 11, 2025 - 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…
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by a Tornado in Daviess & Martin CountiesEmergency Designation
INDIANAPOLIS. April 11, 2025 - Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected…
USDA Designates 1 Kentucky County as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Emergency Designation
INDIANAPOLIS. April 11, 2025 - 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…
Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop YearNews Release
INDIANAPOLIS. March 31, 2025 - Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income …
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Multiple Kentucky Counties as Primary Natural Disaster AreasEmergency Designation
INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 2025 - 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…
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Excessive Rain and Flooding Emergency Designation
INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 2025 - Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected…
Dairy Producers in Indiana Reminded to Obtain 2025 Dairy Margin Coverage by March 31 News Release
INDIANAPOLIS, March 20, 2025– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup began Jan. 29 and the deadline to enroll is March 31, 2025. “We encourage producers to…
USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural ProducersNews Release
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. Administered by USDA’s Farm Service…
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Ice in Henderson County Kentucky Emergency Designation
INDIANAPOLIS, March 7, 2025 - Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected…