USDA Previews Crop and Revenue Loss Assistance for Agricultural Producers
New Programs Will Provide Additional Pandemic and Natural Disaster Assistance for 2020 and 2021; Deadline Announced for Previous Emergency Relief
USDA Designates Multiple Iowa Counties as Disaster Areas Due to Drought Conditions
A Secretarial Disaster Designation has been issued for Lucas County in Iowa as a primary disaster area for drought. Additionally, seven (7) Iowa counties are contiguous to the disaster area. This determination will allow the Farm Service Agency’s Emergency Loans to be made available to eligible family farmers with qualifying production and physical losses in the primary and the contiguous counties to the declared disaster area.
Secretarial Declaration Number: S5452
Emergency Loan Application Deadline: March 11, 2024
USDA Reopens Continuous CRP Signup
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Extensions also available to Many Expiring Contracts
Biden Administration Appoints Ginger Sykes Torres to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Arizona
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2022— The Biden Administration recently appointed Ginger Sykes Torres as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Arizona Farm Service Agency (FSA).
USDA Designates Whatcom County, Washington, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available
2023 Dairy Margin Coverage Deadline Extended – Jan. 31, 2023, Last Day to Enroll
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Producers Encouraged to Enroll As Soon As Possible
USDA Reopens Signup for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan. 12, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (Continuous CRP) signup. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers and landowners in New Mexico who are interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments to consider the enrollment options available through Continuous CRP, which also includes the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) offered by FSA partners.
USDA Designates Two Alabama Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available