Farmers and Ranchers in Oklahoma Can Now Apply for Financial Assistance through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Online Tools and Toll-Free Number Available to Assist Producers
USDA Accepting New or Modified Proposals for Its State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Program
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is welcoming new and modified proposals from conservation partners for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative, a part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) focused on effectively managing wildlife habitat. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has expanded available practices under this initiative in response to feedback from partners.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates California Counties Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
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 as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts.
USDA Opens Signup March 23 for Added Causes of Loss Under WHIP+; Announces Disaster Assistance for Sugar Beet Producers
Sign up March 23, 2020, for Producers Impacted by Drought or Excess Moisture as well as Announces Provisions for Sugar Beet Producers
USDA Designates 58 California 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.
USDA Reminds Kentucky Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
Lexington, Kentucky, June 10, 2024 – Agricultural producers in Kentucky should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline after planting is complete.
USDA Accepting Proposals for State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 13, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting new or modified proposals from state governments for its State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative. Through SAFE, vital habitat is restored to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. The deadline to submit proposals is June 19.
USDA Designates 20 Arkansas 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 the refinance of certain debts.
USDA Reminds Wisconsin Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
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More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP 2 provides agricultural producers with financial assistance to help absorb some of the increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.