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Loan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in Kansas
News Release
3600 Anderson AveManhattan, KS 66503Joshua.Ridder@usda.govLoan Deficiency Payments Now Available for Cotton Producers in KansasApplication Deadline for 2024 Crop Year is May 31, 2025 Manhattan, KS, March 13, 2025 – Cotton producers in Kansas may be eligible for Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm…
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Ice in Henderson County Kentucky
Emergency Designation
INDIANAPOLIS, March 7, 2025 - 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…
FEMA Designates 60 Kentucky Counties as a Natural Disaster Area Due to Remnants of Hurricane Helene that occurred September 27 to September 30, 2024 – Adams, Brown, Clermont, Lawrence and Scioto Counties in Ohio are Eligible as Contiguous Counties
Emergency Designation
This Presidential disaster declaration 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 such…
USDA Announces March 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
News Release
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for March 2025, which are effective March 3, 2025. 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…
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding
Emergency Designation
This Presidential disaster declaration 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 such…