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USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters in TexasEmergency Designation
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 include essential farm buildings…
Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year News Release
Albuquerque, New Mexico. March 27, 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 …
USDA Designates Arizona Counties (S5942) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track) Emergency Designation
USDA Designates Arizona Counties (S5942) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track) 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.…
USDA Designates Texas Counties (S5953) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track) Emergency Designation
USDA Designates Texas Counties (S5953) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track) 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.…
USDA Designates Colorado Counties (S5944) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track) Emergency Designation
USDA Designates Colorado Counties (S5944) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track) 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.…
USDA Designates New Mexico Counties (S5949) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track)Emergency Designation
USDA Designates New Mexico Counties (S5949) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track) 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.…
Dairy Producers in State Reminded to Obtain 2025 Dairy Margin Coverage by March 31 News Release
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico March 19, 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…
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 New MexicoNews Release
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 13, 2025 – Cotton producers in New Mexico may be eligible for Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). LDPs are payments made to producers who, although eligible to obtain a Marketing Assistance Loan, agree to forgo the loan in return for a payment on the…