USDA Designates 22 Kentucky Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
To Date, USDA Has Issued $64 Million in Emergency Relief Program Payments Oregon Agricultural Producers
Deadline to Submit Applications is Friday, July 22
USDA Accepts Nearly 2.7 Million Acres in Grassland CRP Signup
Successfully Closing the Gap and Bringing CRP Near to Acreage Cap
Additional Commodities Eligible for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2020 – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made other adjustments to the program based on comments received from agricultural producers and organizations and review of market data. Producers will be able to submit applications that include these commodities on Monday, July 13, 2020.
Op-Ed: Celebrating the American Farmer
by Julia Wickard, Indiana FSA State Executive Director
USDA Extends Deadline for Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Until August 11
Annapolis, MD July 26, 2023 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) to August 11, 2023. This extension gives Maryland organic dairy producers more than two additional weeks to apply for the program. ODMAP helps producers mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry.
More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP 2 provides agricultural producers with financial assistance to help absorb some of the increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
(SALT LAKE CITY, Utah), June 22, 2022 – Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with their local County Farm Service Agency (FSA) before the applicable deadline.
USDA Designates 10 South Dakota Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
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.
New USDA Survey to Measure Areas for Improvement
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a new annual survey of farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners. The survey will help USDA understand what it is doing well and where improvements are needed, specifically at the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Risk Management Agency (RMA).