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Georgia State Office

State Executive Director

Arthur L. Tripp, Jr.

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State Office Address

355 East Hancock Ave
STOP 100
Athens, Georgia 30601-2775
(706) 546-2266
(855) 409-5735

Welcome to the Georgia FSA Website!


The Farm Service Agency is a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Located in all 50 states, our mission is to help American farmers provide reasonably priced food and fiber to the nation and the world. For more information or to sign up for one of our programs, please click HERE to locate your local FSA County Office. We look forward to hearing from you and assisting you with your agricultural needs. 


2024 Environmental Assessment 
Assessment: Thomas Brothers Farm 2 LLC
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) proposes to provide loan assistance for the applicant to establish an integrated (4) tunnel ventilated broiler houses that would each be 66’x600’ Broiler Houses with the potential capacity to hold a maximum of approximately 39,600 birds/flock each, for a total of approximately 158,400 birds per flock. On average, 4 flocks would be raised each year. A flock of broilers is typically kept on the farm for approximately 60 days. The project site consists of 65.7 acres with 17.50 acres. The proposed project site is located Land Lot 189 in the 8th District and 5th Section of Haralson County, Georgia (33°39'36.64"N, 85°18'33.63"W).


2024 Farm Loan Virtual Meeting Opportunity 


Inflation Reduction Act Assistance for Distressed Borrowers


Since October 2022, USDA has provided approximately $1.5 billion in immediate assistance to more than 24,000 financially distressed direct and guaranteed FSA loan borrowers through the Inflation Reduction Act. FSA is currently accepting individual requests for assistance from borrowers who took certain extraordinary measures to avoid delinquency on their direct FSA loans, missed a recent installment, or are unable to make their next scheduled installment. For more information on eligibility, or to submit a request for assistance, producers can contact their local USDA Service Center or visit farmers.gov/inflation-reduction-investments/assistance.  


Georgia State Committee 

The Georgia Farm Service Agency State Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and they oversee the farm program activities of the agency. 

The State Committee's responsibilities extend over many areas within the agency: FSA and CCC commodity and conservation programs, COC operations, policy determinations, and helping to keep the public informed of FSA program availability. Each State Committee is made up of five members. The individuals appointed to serve on this committee include:

Georgia State Committee 

William (Bill) Brim

Reese Thompson

Lindy Savelle


Job Vacancy Announcements 

GEORGIA FSA JOB OPENINGS

Click the link above to be directed to the Usajobs.gov site where you will find the most current FSA job openings for Georgia.



Conduct FSA Business Online

With a USDA Customer Level 2 eAuth Account you can have the one stop access to your USDA program participation information.


Language Interpretation Available at USDA Service Centers

We offer free interpretation services for Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service assistance at your local USDA Service Center. Tell us your preferred language, and the USDA team member will call an interpreter to get the discussion started. Contact the RI USDA Service Center at 401-828-3120 Option 2. If you are not from Georgia, find your local Service Center at farmers.gov/service-center-locator.

For crop insurance, interpretation services are available through Approved Insurance Providers. Find an insurance agent by using our Agent Locator.

Find translated USDA materials at farmers.gov/translations.


Sign Up For a Farm Serial Number 

Check out our checklist on how to obtain a Farm Number HERE!


Stay Connected with USDA

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You can subscribe to receive important Georgia FSA News Releases in your email or urgent local notices on your mobile device. 
CLICK HERE to sign up or access your current subscriptions. 

Sign Up For FSA Fence Post for Daily Updates

The Farm Service Agency Fence Post is an online newsletter that is updated on an almost daily basis. It contains articles of interest on the agency's programs and departments, as well as success stories from the field. To access Fence Post, visit http://fsa.blogs.govdelivery.com/. Producers can sign up for weekly Fence Post updates by putting an email address in the box that says "Get Email Updates".


Federal Holidays (Observed) 

January 01, 2024 USDA Service Center-closed New Year's Day
January 15, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
February 19, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Washington's Birthday
May 27, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Memorial Day
June 19, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Juneteenth
July 04, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Independence Day
September 02, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Labor Day
October 14, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Columbus Day
November 11, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Veterans Day
November 28, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Thanksgiving Day
December 25, 2024 USDA Service Centers-closed Christmas Day