USDA Designates Deuel County, South Dakota, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available
USDA to Provide Approximately $6 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2020 and 2021 Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 – The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and value losses.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small Continues College Tour with Visit to Fort Valley State University
Contact: Jay Ivey
Jay.Ivey@usda.gov
706-510-5318
The Deputy’s Visit Underscores the Biden-Harris Administration’s Commitment to 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
USDA Designates Socorro County, New Mexico, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
USDA to Allow Producers to Request Voluntary Termination of Conservation Reserve Program Contract
USDA Announces Additional Flexibilities to Help Address Threats to Global Food Security
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture Data Down to the County Level
Boise, Idaho – February 13, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today announced the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, spanning more than 6 million data points about America’s farms and ranches and the people who operate them down to the county level. The information collected directly from producers shows a decline in the total number of Idaho farms.
USDA Designates 28 South Dakota Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans Available for Producers in Seven Iowa Counties Affected by Natural Disasters
Physical loss loans 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.
Dairy Producers in Washington Reminded to Enroll in 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage by April 29
Spokane Valley, Washington, April 16, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll by April 29, 2024, for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup began Feb. 28, 2024, and payments, retroactive to January, began in March 2024. So far, DMC payments triggered in January and February of 2024 at margins of $8.48 and $9.44 respectively.
USDA Launches New Conservation Pilot Program for Prairie Pothole Producers to Plant Cover Crop
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 24, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to producers in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.