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 the refinance of certain debts.

Contact: Diane.lenoir-giles@usda.gov

RICHMOND, VA, November 30, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is temporarily restricting in person visits for numerous Service Centers in Virginia because of elevated rates of coronavirus community spread, but USDA employees will continue to assist agricultural producers with programs and services.

Meeting to be held August 5, 2022    

PALMER, Alaska, July 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers and others to attend the second public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on August 5.  The Committee will discuss new urban conservation practices, focus areas and priorities for the Commission, and the new Farm Service Agency (FSA) urban county committees, among other topics.    

More than $5 Billion in Payments Now Issuing to Producers Enrolled for 2019

Meeting to be held August 5, 2022 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers and others to attend the second public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on August 5.  The Committee will discuss new urban conservation practices, focus areas and priorities for the Commission, and the new Farm Service Agency (FSA) urban county committees, among other topics.   

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Montgomery, AL, July 26, 2022— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week. SMHPP assists eligible producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through Sept. 1, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) accepted SMHPP applications through April 29, 2022. 

RICHMOND, Va., August 6, 2020 – A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) team has been assembled to lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers that will make resources more readily available to Virginia producers.

Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

More Producers to Soon Receive Applications for over $105 Million in Additional Emergency Relief