USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program
Additional Lenders Invited to Apply to Program
USDA Expands Funding Opportunities for Specialty Crop Growers to Help Offset On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for 2024 and 2025
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program to now include medium-sized businesses in addition to small businesses. Eligible specialty crop growers can apply for assistance for expenses related to obtaining or renewing a food safety certification. The program has also been expanded to include assistance for 2024 and 2025 expenses.
Dec. 11 Deadline Approaching for USDA Program for Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by COVID-19
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
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USDA Expands Funding Opportunities for Specialty Crop Growers to Help Offset On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for 2024 and 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program to now include medium-sized businesses in addition to small businesses. Eligible specialty crop growers can apply for assistance for expenses related to obtaining or renewing a food safety certification. The program has also been expanded to include assistance for 2024 and 2025 expenses.
USDA Designates Three Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program
Additional Lenders Invited to Apply to Program
USDA Announces August 14 Application Deadline for Emergency Relief Program Assistance for Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2022 Natural Disasters
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 15, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the deadline for commodity and specialty crop producers to apply for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for 2022 natural disaster losses is Aug. 14, 2024. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting ERP 2022 applications in October 2023.
USDA Designates Four Counties in Utah as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Nevada
Contact: Latawnya.Dia@wdc.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Beaver, Iron, Piute and Sevier counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
USDA Invests $14.5 Million in Taxpayer Education, Program Outreach Efforts for Farmers and Ranchers
Columbia, MO, Aug. 23, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing in two outreach and education efforts for farmers and ranchers, including those who are new to farming or who have been historically underserved by USDA programs.