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Farm Service Agency
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Marketing Assistance Loans
Marketing Assistance Loans

Selling a commodity during harvest season may not guarantee the best price. FSA has resources to help producers get through harvest and wait to sell at a more profitable time.

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Disaster Assistance Programs

USDA offers a variety of programs to help farmers, ranchers, communities, and businesses that have been hard hit by natural disaster events.

 

Disaster Assistance Programs

Advancing Equity at FSA

FSA recognizes equity as a driving force and stands committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in all programs and services.

Advancing Equity at FSA

AskUSDA

AskUSDA: One Central entry point for you to access information and help from USDA.

AskUSDA

Assistance for Dairy Producers to Offset Milk Loss to H5N1

FSA is accepting applications for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP).

Assistance for Dairy Producers to Offset Milk Loss to H5N1

FSA in the News

  • USDA Announces September 2024 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers


    WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for September 2024, which are effective Sept. 1, 2024. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.         

  • USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2024, which runs from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025. 

  • USDA Launches Online Debt Consolidation Tool to Increase Farmer and Rancher Financial Viability

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the launch of the Debt Consolidation Tool, an innovative online tool available through farmers.gov that allows agricultural producers to enter their farm operating debt and evaluate the potential savings that might be provided by obtaining a debt consolidation loan with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) or a local lender. 

  • USDA Accepts More Than 2.2 Million Acres Through 2024 Grassland, General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Offers

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signups administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). With these accepted acres, enrollment is very near the 27 million CRP acreage cap. 

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