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USDA Launches Loan Assistance Tool to Enhance Equity and Customer Service
Wed Oct 26, 2022 02:07 PMFarmers Can Now Make 2023 Crop Year Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs
Thu Oct 20, 2022 04:06 PMUSDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
Thu Oct 20, 2022 03:53 PMDairy Producers Can Now Enroll for 2023 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage
Mon Oct 17, 2022 04:59 PMUSDA Seeks Input on New Grant Program to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Reduce Irregular Migration and Improve Working Conditions for Farmworkers
Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:30 PMUSDA Opens People’s Garden Initiative to Gardens Nationwide
Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:20 PMUSDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program
Fri Aug 19, 2022 01:41 PMUSDA to Mail Additional Pre-Filled Applications to Producers Impacted by 2020, 2021 Disasters
Thu Aug 18, 2022 04:48 PMUSDA Invests $14.5 Million in Taxpayer Education, Program Outreach Efforts for Farmers and Ranchers
Tue Aug 9, 2022 10:09 AMUSDA Names Appointees to the California Farm Service Agency State Committee
Fri Aug 5, 2022 07:35 PMUSDA Names Appointees to the California Farm Service Agency State Committee
Fri Aug 5, 2022 12:00 AM ESTDavis, Calif., Aug. 5, 2022- The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced appointees who will serve on the California USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee.
Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agriculture community, maintaining cooperative relations with industry stakeholders, keeping producers informed about FSA programs and operating in a manner consistent with USDA equal opportunity and civil rights policies.
Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers
Thu Aug 4, 2022 02:48 PMDeadline Extended and More Pre-Filled Forms For 2020 and 2021 Disasters on the Way
Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:54 AMUrban Producers, Public Invited to Attend Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:54 AMUSDA Designates Fifteen California Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Tue Jul 19, 2022 04:22 PMReminder: Agricultural Producers Have Until August 1st for Nominations for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on Local County Committees
Mon Jul 18, 2022 01:02 PMUSDA Accepts More than 3.1 Million Acres in Grassland CRP Signup
Tue Jul 12, 2022 01:17 PMTo Date, USDA Has Issued $107 Million in Emergency Relief Program Payments To California Agricultural Producers
Fri Jul 1, 2022 10:15 AMUSDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers
Tue Jun 21, 2022 09:59 AMFarm Service Agency Now Accepting Nominations for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on Local County Committees
Wed Jun 15, 2022 05:03 PMUSDA Advances Food System Transformation with $43 Million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Adds New Urban County Committees
Fri Jun 3, 2022 04:00 PM US/EasternWASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces significant investments to support urban agriculture, including $43.1 million for grants and cooperative agreements as well as six new urban county committees to help deliver key USDA programs to urban producers. These actions support USDA’s efforts to strengthen the food supply chain and transform the food system to be fairer, more competitive, and more resilient.
USDA Commits to Big Game Conservation Partnership with the State of Wyoming: Initial Investments Forthcoming
Fri May 20, 2022 11:04 AMUSDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs of Organic, Transitioning Producers in California
Mon May 16, 2022 04:41 PMUSDA to Provide Approximately $6 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2020 and 2021 Natural Disasters
Mon May 16, 2022 01:16 PMUSDA Accepts 2 Million Acres in Offers Through Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
Thu May 5, 2022 01:39 PMUSDA Designates 58 California Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Wed Apr 27, 2022 03:44 PMUSDA Accepting New or Modified Proposals for Its State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Program
Mon Apr 18, 2022 03:39 PMUSDA To Compensate Drought-Stricken Ranchers for Above Normal Costs to Haul Livestock to Forage
Fri Apr 8, 2022 04:28 PMUSDA Encourages Producers to Enroll in Grasslands CRP
Fri Apr 1, 2022 04:47 PMUSDA to Provide Payments to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire
Thu Mar 31, 2022 03:44 PMNew Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to Meet March 23-24
Fri Mar 11, 2022 06:34 PMUSDA Updates Farm Loan Programs to Increase Equity
Tue Mar 8, 2022 03:45 PMUSDA Tree Assistance Program Available for Freeze Losses
Fri Mar 4, 2022 11:27 AMAgricultural Producers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs
Wed Feb 16, 2022 03:54 PMDeadline Extended to Enroll in 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage
Tue Feb 8, 2022 05:44 PMUSDA Announces Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture
Tue Feb 1, 2022 06:17 PMUSDA Announces Conservation Reserve Program Signups for 2022
Thu Jan 27, 2022 06:10 PMUSDA Urges Producers to Submit Applications for 2021 Grazing Loss Assistance by Jan. 31
Tue Jan 25, 2022 04:04 PMBiden Administration Appoints Blong Xiong to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in California
Wed Jan 19, 2022 03:47 PMDeadline Extended to Apply for Pandemic Support for Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations
Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:44 AMUSDA Expands Partnerships for Conservation Through Its Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:11 AMUSDA Provides Additional Pandemic Assistance to Hog Producers
Tue Dec 14, 2021 01:36 PMUpdate to Dairy Margin Coverage to Provide an Additional $12,410,105 for California Dairy Producers
Thu Dec 9, 2021 06:49 PMUSDA Opens 2022 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage, Expands Program for Supplemental Production
Thu Dec 9, 2021 12:39 PMUSDA Issues Final Pandemic Payments for Timber Harvesters and Haulers
Thu Dec 2, 2021 05:00 PMUSDA is Providing Organic Producers Pandemic Assistance Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations
Wed Dec 1, 2021 06:08 PMUSDA Issuing Approximately $270 Million in Pandemic Assistance to Poultry, Livestock Contract Producers
Thu Nov 18, 2021 03:26 PM2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
Wed Nov 10, 2021 11:36 AMUSDA Provides $1.8 Billion to Offset Market Fluctuations
Mon Nov 1, 2021 03:32 PMUSDA Invests $4.7 Million to Provide Outreach and Technical Assistance to Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers
Wed Oct 13, 2021 06:08 PMUSDA Offers Online Tool for Drought-Stricken Ranchers to Estimate Compensation for Feed Transportation Costs
Wed Oct 13, 2021 01:49 PMUSDA Announces Recipients of Urban Agriculture Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Tue Oct 5, 2021 02:54 PMHigher Loan Limit Now Available for USDA Guaranteed Farm Loans
Mon Oct 4, 2021 01:27 PMUSDA Extends Deadline to Apply for Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers with Animal Losses
Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:12 AMUSDA Accepts More than 2.5 Million Acres in Grassland CRP Signup, Double Last Year’s Signup
Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:28 PMUSDA Expands Assistance to Cover Feed Transportation Costs for Drought-Impacted Ranchers in California
Thu Sep 9, 2021 04:41 PMLenders Can Now Apply for New Heirs’ Property Relending Program
Wed Sep 1, 2021 03:23 PMUSDA Accepts 2.8 Million Acres for the Conservation Reserve Program
Tue Aug 24, 2021 06:17 PMUSDA Updates Pandemic Assistance for Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers and Specialty Crop Growers
Tue Aug 24, 2021 06:15 PMUSDA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires and Drought
Fri Aug 20, 2021 05:37 PMUSDA has many opportunities to support World Honeybee Day
Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:18 AMUSDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification
Wed Aug 18, 2021 02:42 PMUSDA Announces Business of Farming Workshop Series in California
Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:48 AMUSDA Invests $15 Million in Klamath River Basin
Tue Aug 3, 2021 11:00 AMBiden Administration to Invest $67 Million to Help Heirs Resolve Land Ownership and Succession Issues
Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:32 AMDeadline Fast Approaching for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
Wed Jul 21, 2021 01:50 PMUSDA Announces Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers
Tue Jul 20, 2021 04:47 PMUSDA to Provide Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers for Animal Losses
Tue Jul 13, 2021 06:02 PMUSDA Announces Dates for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands Signups
Tue Jul 13, 2021 05:56 PMUSDA Seeks New Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems
Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:09 PMFarm Service Agency Now Accepting Nominations for County Committee Members
Tue Jun 22, 2021 01:45 PMUSDA Reminds California Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
Wed Jun 16, 2021 01:31 PMUSDA Opens Signup for CLEAR30, Expands Pilot to Be Nationwide
Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:27 AMUSDA Announces Dates for Conservation Reserve Program General and Grasslands Signups
Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:07 AMUSDA to Begin Payments for Producers Impacted by 2018 and 2019 Natural Disasters
Fri Jun 11, 2021 04:10 PMUSDA Announces New Initiative to Quantify Climate Benefits of Conservation Reserve Program
Tue Jun 1, 2021 02:26 PMUSDA Expands Aquaculture Disaster Assistance to Include Fish Raised for Food
Fri May 28, 2021 01:37 PMUSDA Announces Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Fri May 28, 2021 01:34 PMIn Historic Move, USDA to Begin Loan Payments to Socially Disadvantaged Borrowers under American Rescue Plan Act Section 1005
Mon May 24, 2021 04:22 PMUSDA Designates Ventura County, California, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
Mon May 17, 2021 04:15 PMUSDA Designates Santa Cruz County, California, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
Mon May 17, 2021 04:07 PMUSDA Announces Cooperative Agreements for Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction
Mon May 17, 2021 03:41 PMSBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to California Small Businesses
Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:44 PMUSDA Expands and Renews Conservation Reserve Program in Effort to Boost Enrollment and Address Climate Change
Wed Apr 21, 2021 05:35 PMUSDA Announces Funding Available to Organizations to Assist Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers under Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative
Mon Apr 5, 2021 03:05 PMUSDA Offers Drought Impacted CA Farmers and Ranchers Immediate Disaster Assistance
Fri Apr 2, 2021 01:35 PMAfter Identifying Gaps in Previous Aid, USDA Announces ‘Pandemic Assistance for Producers’ to Distribute Resources More Equitably
Mon Mar 29, 2021 12:50 PMMarch 15 Deadline to Complete Election & Enrollment for 2021 Agriculture Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage Programs
Mon Mar 8, 2021 04:35 PMUSDA Extends Application Deadline for the Quality Loss Adjustment Program
Mon Mar 8, 2021 04:30 PMUSDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in California Impacted by Recent Winter Storms
Thu Feb 25, 2021 06:00 PMBe on the Lookout: New Form Required for Some NRCS Customers
Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:33 PMMarch 15 Last Day to Complete Enrollment for 2021 Agriculture Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage Programs
Tue Feb 9, 2021 01:45 PMUSDA Extends General Signup for Conservation Reserve Program
Fri Feb 5, 2021 12:07 PMEmergency Conservation Program Signup Deadline has Extended 41 California Counties Impacted 2020 Wildfires
Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:02 AMDAVIS, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021 – USDA’s California Farm Service Agency (FSA) has extended the signup deadline for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from the 2020 wildfires that affected 41 counties in California. The start-up date was November 30th and the deadline is now March 1, 2021.
USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures and Other Activities on Farm Loans for Several Thousand Distressed Borrowers Due to Coronavirus
Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:26 PMUSDA Offers New Forest Management Incentive for Conservation Reserve Program
Tue Jan 19, 2021 03:32 PMWASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available $12 million for use in making payments to forest landowners with land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in exchange for their implementing healthy forest management practices. Existing CRP participants can now sign up for the Forest Management Incentive (FMI), which provides financial incentives to landowners with land in CRP to encourage proper tree thinning and other practices.
USDA and Dairy Farmers Work Together to Mitigate Risk for 2021
Tue Jan 19, 2021 03:24 PMWASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2021 – In an unprecedented year, USDA staff and dairy producers across the country worked together to protect dairy operations for the 2021 production year under USDA’s risk management program options – the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP), and Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle (LGM) programs. Recent enrollment data for these programs indicate that dairy operations are proactively managing their risk.
USDA Offers Additional Assistance for Certain Producers Through Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:30 AMUSDA Reminds Fisherman of January 15 Deadline for Seafood Trade Relief Program
Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:00 AMUSDA Seeks Members for Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture
Wed Jan 6, 2021 05:26 PMDAVIS, CA Jan. 6, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking members for a new advisory committee on urban agriculture, part of a broader effort to focus on the needs of urban farmers. The 12-person committee will advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the development of policies and outreach relating to urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production practices as well as identify any barriers to urban agriculture.
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