USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
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
USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
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
FSA Quickly Implemented Crucial Programs Amid Challenging Year
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.
Farmers Can Now Make 2023 Crop Year Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs
Payments Issuing to Producers of 2021 Crops Triggering Safety-Net Program Payments
2020 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Ballots Have Been Mailed to Eligible Voters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the local FSA county office or postmarked by December 7.
USDA Formalizes Big Game Conservation Partnership with State of Wyoming
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the state of Wyoming are formalizing a partnership to support the voluntary conservation of private working lands and migratory big game populations in Wyoming.
USDA Reminds Producers to Complete Crop Acreage Reports for Fall-Seeded Crops
Contact: Wendy.mueller@usda.gov
Springfield, Illinois, November 16, 2020 – The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds agricultural producers in Illinois to complete crop acreage reports by the December 15, 2020, deadline for fall-seeded small grains.
USDA Furthers President Biden’s Commitment to Wildfire Recovery with New Conservation Program Flexibilities
LAS VEGAS, N.M., Oct. 20, 2022, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is waiving cost-share program requirements for agricultural producers and landowners impacted by the Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon Wildfire.