USDA Partners with FarmRaise to Offer Educational Tools and Resources to Promote Financial Access and Equity for Agricultural Producers; Disaster Assistance, and Farm Loan Resources Now Available Online
BOZEMAN, Montana, April 17, 2024 – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today unveiled a new, online Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Decision Tool and farm loan resources available to agricultural producers and cooperators who help producers access USDA disaster assistance, farm loans and other federal farm programs. The new LIP tool and the farm loan informational video resources were developed in partnership with FarmRaise and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).
USDA Designates 10 Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
USDA Reminds Kentucky Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
Lexington, Kentucky, June 17, 2022 – Agricultural producers in Kentucky who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before the applicable deadline.
Foreign Investors Must Report U.S. Agricultural Land Holdings
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director for Nebraska Tim Divis reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural land in the United States that they are required to report their land holdings and transactions to USDA.
Many Minnesota USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only
Contact: daniel.mahoney@usda.gov
SAINT PAUL, MN, November 30, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is temporarily restricting in-person visits for numerous Service Centers in Minnesota because of elevated rates of coronavirus community spread, but USDA employees will continue to assist agricultural producers with programs and services.
USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers
MANHATTAN, KANSAS, JUNE 21, 2022— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023.
USDA Designates 12 Arizona 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.
USDA Designates Three Michigan Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
New Program Part of Broader Effort to Transform Food System, Create Jobs