Agricultural Producers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2024 Crop Year
Minnesota Enrollment Currently At 55.2% of Expected Contracts
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Beginning Feb. 28
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Payments to Begin Early March
USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2021 – Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification. Applications for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) are due Nov. 1, 2021.
Agricultural Producers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2024 Crop Year
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
New York Enrollment Currently At 74% of Expected Contracts
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Beginning Feb. 28
Payments to Begin Early March
USDA Updates Pandemic Assistance for Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers and Specialty Crop Growers
USDA Sets October 12 Deadline for CFAP 2
USDA Updates Pandemic Assistance for Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers and Specialty Crop Growers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2021—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) for contract producers of eligible livestock and poultry and producers of specialty crops and other sales-based commodities. CFAP 2, which assists producers who faced market disruptions in 2020 due to COVID-19, is part of USDA’s broader Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Additionally, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has set an Oct.