USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program
Contact:
joshua.coleman@usda.gov
Additional Lenders Invited to Apply to Program
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Kentucky Producers Affected by Tornadoes, High Winds, Excessive Rains, Flash Floods, and Hail that Occurred on May 26, 2024
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.
USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Producers' Costs for Organic Certification
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Washington, D.C., May 7, 2019 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Applications for fiscal 2019 funding are due Oct. 31, 2019.
USDA to Mail Additional Pre-Filled Applications to Producers Impacted by 2020, 2021 Disasters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced another installment (phase) in assistance to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021. More than 18,000 producers will soon receive new or updated pre-filled disaster applications to offset eligible crop losses. Approximately $6.4 billion has already been distributed to 165,000 producers through USDA’s Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Emergency Relief Program (ERP).
El USDA abre el plazo de solicitud de acuerdos de cooperación para el compostaje y la reducción de residuos alimentarios
WASHINGTON, 12 de junio de 2024 - El Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) está aceptando solicitudes para proyectos piloto de Compostaje y Reducción de Residuos de Alimentos (CFWR, por sus siglas en inglés) para el año fiscal 2024. Los acuerdos de cooperación, que utilizan fondos remanentes de la Ley del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, son administrados conjuntamente por la Oficina de Agricultura Urbana y Producción Innovadora del USDA y el Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés).
USDA to Open Signup March 16 for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands
Contact: Brenda Carlson Brenda.carlson@usda.gov
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 6, 2020 – Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15.
USDA to Mail Additional Pre-Filled Applications to Producers Impacted by 2020, 2021 Disasters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced another installment (phase) in assistance to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021. More than 18,000 producers will soon receive new or updated pre-filled disaster applications to offset eligible crop losses. Approximately $6.4 billion has already been distributed to 165,000 producers through USDA’s Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Emergency Relief Program (ERP).
USDA to Gather Farm Conservation Data
Little Rock, Arkansas – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is reaching out to farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners to gather in-depth information about the conservation practices they use.
USDA Designates Three Counties in Utah as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2018 – Agricultural producers in Davis, Salt Lake and Weber counties in Utah, who suffered losses and damages caused by a recent drought, are eligible to apply for FSA’s emergency loans.
USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program
COLUMBIA, S.C., August 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA) and the Shared Capital Cooperative have been approved or conditionally approved as intermediary lenders through the Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP). Once HPRP loans with these lenders close, these lenders will help agricultural producers and landowners resolve heirs’ land ownership and succession issues.