USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by a tornado N1700

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, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay.

Biden Administration Appoints Ronald Guidry, Jr. to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Louisiana

Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2022— The Biden Administration recently appointed Ronald Guidry, Jr. as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Louisiana Farm Service Agency (FSA). Guidry joined the Louisiana FSA team on July 6, 2022.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates California Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms and Flooding

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.

Friday Is the Last Day to Schedule an Appointment with Your FSA Office to Compete in CRP General Signup

MADISON, Wis., February 25, 2020 – Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup must make an offer of acres or schedule an appointment to do so with their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) service center by Friday, February 28.

Funding Increased for USDA’s Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program

$3 Million Allocated to Help Offset Transporting Costs for Farmers and Ranchers Outside the Contiguous U.S.

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 13, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Hawaii and the Pacific Basin opened enrollment for the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program (RTCP), which has increased its available funding to $3 million for fiscal year 2022. The enrollment period began July 11 and will run through Sept. 2.

USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Apache County in Arizona as Contiguous County Affected by Drought

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, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay.

Impacted Area: ARIZONA