Maryland State Office

Welcome to Maryland State FSA

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers and manages farm commodity, credit, conservation, disaster, and loan programs as laid out by Congress through a network of federal, state and county offices.

These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of the agricultural industry and to help farmers adjust production to meet demand. Economically, the desired result of these programs is a steady price range for agricultural commodities for both farmers and consumers.

There are 23 counties in Maryland with 20 County Offices to serve our producers.

• Your FSA Farm Loan Compass
• Your Guide to FSA Farm Loans

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USDA Designates 3 Maryland Counties  as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought

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 to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for eight or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

Impacted Area: Maryland

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast Track)

Application Deadline: August 6, 2024 to April 7, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Frederick, Garrett, Washington

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

State: Maryland

Additional Counties: Alleghany, Carroll, Howard, Montgomery

State: Pennsylvania

Additional Counties: Adams, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Somerset

State: Virginia

Additional Counties: Loudon

State: West Virginia

Additional Counties: Berkeley, Grant, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan, Preston

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local  USDA Service Center.

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Maryland State Committee

• Committee Chair- Lee D McDaniel - Darlington
• John Brooks – Upper Marlboro
• Cheryl DeBerry - Oakland
• Val Nasir - Pocomoke
• Sam Smith- Monkton