USDA Issuing Approximately $270 Million in Pandemic Assistance to Poultry, Livestock Contract Producers
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Continues to Build on Broader Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative
USDA Reminds Florida Producers to Complete Crop Acreage Reports
Contact: janet.wright@usda.gov
GAINESVILLE, Fl, May 5, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices in Florida are currently open to phone and virtual appointments only but can still work with producers on timely filing crop acreage reports. FSA staff can provide assistance over the phone, by email and through virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams.
USDA Designates Seven Wisconsin 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.
USDA Updates Livestock Disaster Payment Rate to Assist Producers Hard-Hit by Heat and Humidity
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2023 – The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced today it is updating the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support livestock producers in the Midwest who have lost cattle to the extreme heat and humidity experienced this summer.
Additional Commodities Eligible for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Applications for New Commodities Accepted Beginning July 13
USDA Designates Kauai County, Hawaii, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
LIHUE, Hawaii, December 2, 2021 - 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 the refinance of certain debts.
Honolulu County USDA Service Center Open for In-Office Visitors by Appointment
Honolulu, August 27, 2020 — The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be open to in-person visits during office hours to serve Honolulu County’s agricultural producers during the new “stay-at-home” order starting Thursday, August 27, 2020.
The FSA is located at the Airport Industrial Park on Koapaka Street and the NRCS is at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building downtown.