FSA News

Farm Storage Facility Loan Program Helping Four Generations of Farmers in Maine
National | Success Story |
By Amanda May, Farm Service AgencyBouchard Farms, a potato farming family legacy spanning four generations, is thriving in Aroostook County, Maine, thanks to Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program, which provided crucial financing for storage and equipment upgrades ultimately boosting production, quality, and…
Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions
National | News Release |
Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025 – President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator John Hoeven (ND), Representative Austin Scott (GA), and farmers from Arkansas, Iowa,…
USDA Designates 11 West Virginia Counties as Natural Disaster Areas - 3 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for Assistance
Pennsylvania | Emergency Designation |
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items…
USDA Designates 10 West Virginia Counties as Natural Disaster Areas - 2 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for Assistance
Pennsylvania | Emergency Designation |
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items…
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for New York Producers Affected by Natural Disasters – 3 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible
Pennsylvania | Emergency Designation |
Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings…