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Trump Administration Announces Expedited Congressionally Mandated Disaster Assistance for FarmersNews Release
Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP).To expedite the implementation of SDRP,…
Nominations Now Open for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County CommitteesNews Release
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2025 – Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These committees make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2025 election must be…
Celebrating 25 Years of USDA’s Farm Storage Facility Loan ProgramSuccess Story
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is celebrating 25 years of the agency’s popular Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) this month. For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through the program to enhance or expand their operations and manage marketing of the commodities they produce by…
Administrator's Physical Loss Notifications N1822Emergency Designation
On May 19, 2025, Farm Service Agency Administrator, William L. Beam, signed an Administrator's Physical Loss Notification due to the hail, high winds, lightning, and tornadoes that affected Hempstead County in Arkansas from March 14, 2025, through…
Administrator's Physical Loss Notifications N1823Emergency Designation
On May 19, 2025, Farm Service Agency Administrator, William L. Beam, signed an Administrator's Physical Loss Notification due to the excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, hail, high winds, lightning, and tornadoes that affected Lonoke County in…
USDA to Open General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2025News Release
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced several Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for both the General and Continuous CRP beginning today through June 6, 2025. CRP,…
Administrator’s Physical Loss Notifications N1819Emergency Designation
Administrator’s Physical Loss Notifications N1819On April 28, 2025, Farm Service Agency Administrator, William L. Beam, signed an Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification due to the excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, hail, high winds, lightning, and tornadoes that affected several counties in Arkansas from March 14, 2025, through…
Administrator’s Physical Loss Notifications N1817Emergency Designation
Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification N1817On April 21, 2025, Farm Service Agency Administrator, William L. Beam, signed an Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification due to the excessive snow, freeze, and ice that affected Boone and Newton County from January 18, 2025, through January 21, 2025.Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification…
Administrator’s Physical Loss Notifications N1820News Release
Administrator’s Physical Loss Notifications N1820On April 28, 2025, Farm Service Agency Administrator, William L. Beam, signed an Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification due to the excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, hail, high winds, lightning, and tornadoes that affected several counties in Arkansas from March 30, 2025, and continuing.…
Administrator’s Physical Loss Notifications N1818Emergency Designation
Administrator’s Physical Loss Notifications N1818On April 21, 2025, Farm Service Agency Administrator, William L. Beam, signed an Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification due to the excessive snow, freeze, frost, high winds, and ice that affected Boone, Newton, and White County from February 17, 2025, through February 21, 2025.Administrator’s…