WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) helped farmers, livestock producers and foresters weather a tough 2020, marked with a pandemic and natural disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, FSA continued to deliver farm programs to producers through phone and online tools, using social distancing guidelines. The agency also provided extra flexibilities to its programs, adjusting reporting dates and loan processing timelines, and continued to expand technology and streamline services to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

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Immediate Help for Over 13,000 Distressed USDA Farm Loan Borrowers; Begins Process to Provide up to $500 Million More for Up to 23,000 Additional Borrowers 

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.

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GAINESVILLE, FL, Nov. 12, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers in Florida that that Friday, Nov. 20 is the last day to submit applications for disaster assistance for eligible losses caused by Tropical Storm Cindy in 2017 as well as peach and blueberry losses due to extreme cold or hurricanes in 2017 and 2018.

Immediate Help for Over 13,000 Distressed USDA Farm Loan Borrowers;
Begins Process to Provide up to $500 Million More for Up to 23,000 Additional Borrowers

Brooke DeCubellis
Brooke.DeCubellis@usda.gov

St. Louis, Mo., July 2, 2024 – The Center for Regenerative Agriculture at the University of Missouri recently hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie on a tour of a local farm enrolled in the center’s Missouri Climate-Resilient Corp and Livestock Project.  

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2022 – Agricultural producers can now change election and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2023 crop year, two key safety net programs offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Signup began Monday, and producers have until March 15, 2023, to enroll in these two programs.

Confirmed H5N1 Positive Test Results Required for Recovery Assistance  

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Application Deadline is December 11