USDA to Provide Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers for Animal Losses
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Farm Service Agency Will Begin Taking Applications for Indemnity Program July 20
USDA Accepts More Than 1 Million Acres in Offers Through Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
USDA Designates Multiple Iowa Counties as Disaster Areas Due to Drought Conditions
A Secretarial Disaster Designation has been issued for Lucas County in Iowa as a primary disaster area for drought. Additionally, seven (7) Iowa counties are contiguous to the disaster area. This determination will allow the Farm Service Agency’s Emergency Loans to be made available to eligible family farmers with qualifying production and physical losses in the primary and the contiguous counties to the declared disaster area.
Secretarial Declaration Number: S5452
Emergency Loan Application Deadline: March 11, 2024
USDA Announces Dates for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands Signups
COLUMBIA, SC., July 13, 2021 –– Agricultural producers and landowners in South Carolina can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup from today until August 20. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increased the program’s conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national priority zones.
USDA Accepts More Than 1 Million Acres in Offers Through Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
USDA to Provide Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers for Animal Losses
Farm Service Agency Will Begin Taking Applications for Indemnity Program July 20
USDA Announces Corrections to Emergency Relief Program Policy to More Accurately Reflect 2020 and 2021 Natural Disaster Impacts on Crops Intended for On-Farm Use
Duplicative payment provisions for two key conservation programs also clarified
USDA Reopens Signup for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan. 12, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (Continuous CRP) signup. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers and landowners in New Mexico who are interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments to consider the enrollment options available through Continuous CRP, which also includes the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) offered by FSA partners.