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USDA Modernizes Crop Reporting to Save Farmers Time and Reduce PaperworkNews Release
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced an acreage reporting modernization pilot program that is a foundational part of the administration’s One Farmer, One File effort. FSA is focused on creating a more efficient, consistent, and customer-focused acreage reporting experience…
Nominations Now Open for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County CommitteesNews Release
(Washington, D.C. - June 16, 2026) – Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These committees make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the…
USDA Expands Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility Provisions for FarmersNews Release
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is expanding payment limitation and payment eligibility provisions that affect program payments including allowing for the equitable treatment of business entities. Additionally, producers will benefit…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period and Payment Rates for Specialty Crop FarmersNews Release
(Washington, D.C., May 29, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $1.625 billion in payments to eligible specialty crop producers in response to elevated…
USDA Announces Base Acre Increase Opportunity for Agriculture Risk and Price Loss Coverage Safety Net ProgramsNews Release
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa., May 26, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced eligible landowners have from June 1 until Aug. 31, 2026 to review and consider base acre increases on farms enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, as authorized…
USDA Designates Ten Kentucky Counties as Natural Disaster AreasEmergency Designation
USDA Designates Ten Kentucky Counties as Natural Disaster AreasThis 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…
USDA Designates Six Kentucky Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Emergency Designation
USDA Designates Six Kentucky Counties as Natural Disaster Areas[RH1] 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…
USDA Designates 29 Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Emergency Designation
USDA Designates 29 Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas 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…
USDA Designates 28 Missouri Counties as 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 Opens Enrollment for Grassland Conservation Reserve ProgramNews Release
(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…