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USDA Designates 17 Maryland Counties as Natural Disaster Areas - 7 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for AssistanceEmergency 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…
Dairy Producers in Pennsylvania Reminded to Obtain 2025 Dairy Margin Coverage by March 31 News Release
Harrisburg, Pa, 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 Designates Counties in Maryland as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought and Excessive Heat; Additional Contiguous Areas in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and VirginiaEmergency Designation
USDA Designates Counties in Maryland as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought and Excessive Heat; Additional Contiguous Areas in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and VirginiaThis Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much…