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USDA Designates Four Counties in Oklahoma as Primary Natural Disaster AreasEmergency 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 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…
Loan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in KansasNews Release
3600 Anderson AveManhattan, KS 66503Joshua.Ridder@usda.govLoan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in KansasApplication Deadline for 2024 Crop Year is May 31, 2025 Manhattan, KS, March 13, 2025 – Cotton producers in Kansas may be eligible for Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm…