USDA Designates Four Missouri Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
Immediate Help for Over 13,000 Distressed USDA Farm Loan Borrowers; Begins Process to Provide up to $500 Million More for Up to 23,000 Additional Borrowers
USDA Opens Application Period for Composting and Food Waste Reduction Cooperative Agreements
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) pilot projects for fiscal year 2024. The cooperative agreements, using remaining funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, are jointly administered by USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
Apply Now for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is Dec. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.
Farmers Can Now Make 2023 Crop Year Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs
Payments Issuing to Producers of 2021 Crops Triggering Safety-Net Program Payments
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Pennsylvania Counties as Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
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 replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts.
USDA Designates Three Michigan Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available
USDA Opens People’s Garden Initiative to Gardens Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide. School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and urban areas can be recognized as a “People’s Garden” if they register on the USDA website and meet criteria including benefitting the community, working collaboratively, incorporating conservation practices and educating the public.
USDA Awards $50 Million to Support Farmworkers and Agricultural Employers
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 14, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $50 million to 141 awardees in 40 states and Puerto Rico, through the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program (FLSP Program), reaching 177 unique agricultural operations and over 11,000 workers. The awards will help improve the resiliency of the U.S.
USDA Designates Two Minnesota Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available