USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers of July 14 Deadline to Apply for Pandemic and Natural Disaster Revenue Loss Programs
Jackson, MS July 10, 2023 – The U.S.
2020 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Ballots Have Been Mailed to Eligible Voters
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.
USDA Designates Five Louisiana Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Four Contiguous Texas Counties Also Eligible for Assistance
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.
Due to Excessive Heat 13 Oklahoma Counties are Contiguous Disaster Designations
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 such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts.
May Margin Triggers Dairy Margin Coverage Program Payment
Income-over-feed margin for May triggers third payment for 2020
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 Invests $7.4 Million in 25 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Efforts
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7.4 million in 25 selected grants that support urban agriculture and innovative production. Selected grant recipients, including community gardens and nonprofit farms, will increase food production and access in economically distressed communities, provide job training and education, and allow partners to develop business plans and zoning proposals.