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USDA to Issue $1.3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second Marketing Assistance Program PaymentNews Release
College Station, T.X., April 29, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a second round of payments coming this week for specialty crop producers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, providing up to $1.3 billion in additional program assistance. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Arkansas Impacted by Recent Severe Weather and TornadoesNews Release
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Arkansas Impacted by Recent Severe Weather and TornadoesLITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 2, 2025 – Agricultural operations in Arkansas have been significantly impacted by recent severe weather and tornadoes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance…
USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers to Enroll in Key Safety Net Programs News Release
Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year …
Secretarial Disaster Designation S5941Emergency Designation
Secretarial Disaster Designation S5941On March 25, 2025, the Secretary of Agriculture approved a Secretarial Disaster Designation for fourteen Counties in Arkansas, due to drought that occurred from November 1, 2024, and continuing. The counties affected are…
Secretarial Disaster Designation S5926Emergency Designation
Secretarial Disaster Designation S5926On March 21, 2025, the Secretary of Agriculture approved a Secretarial Disaster Designation for five Counties in Arkansas, due to the excessive heat and drought that occurred from August 1, 2024, through December 27, 2024. The counties…
Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Deadline is Coming Up SoonNews Release
Dairy Producers in Arkansas Reminded to Obtain 2025 Dairy Margin Coverage by March 31Little Rock, Arkansas, March 19, 2025– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup…
Presidential Major Disaster Declaration M4862Emergency Designation
Presidential Major Disaster Declaration M4862On March 18, 2025, the president, signed a Presidential Major Disaster…
USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural ProducersNews Release
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. Administered by USDA’s Farm Service…