Monday, March 16 Is the Last Day to Schedule an Appointment with Your FSA Office For Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Enrollment
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Call Today Regarding 2019 Crop Year Eligibility
USDA Issuing Approximately $270 Million in Pandemic Assistance to Poultry, Livestock Contract Producers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2021— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun issuing approximately $270 million in payments to contract producers of eligible livestock and poultry who applied for Pandemic Assistance. Earlier this year, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) identified gaps in assistance including in the initial proposal to assist contract growers.
Was Your Operation Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic? Apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Today
By Steven Brown, State Executive Director in Indiana, USDA Farm Service Agency
Hawaii County Farm Service Agency Emergency Conservation Program Application Deadline Extension Announced
(HILO, Hawaii), November 24, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Hawaii County Executive Director Keisan Tamura announces a deadline extension to file applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), the new deadline is January 11, 2022. Applications for the Emergency Conservation Program are to address damages directly affected from the wildfire (disaster ID 1785) which occurred in the Waimea area on July 30, 2021. ECP signup will began on September 13, 2021, and will end on January 11, 2022.
USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
May Margin Triggers Dairy Margin Coverage Program
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Income-over-feed margin for May triggers third payment for 2020
Biden Administration Appoints Matthew Russell to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Iowa
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2021— The Biden Administration recently appointed Matthew Russell as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA). Russell joined the Iowa FSA team on Nov. 29, 2021.
USDA Designates 55 Nebraska Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
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 such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts.