Maryland State Programs

FSA Administered Programs in Maryland

FSA programs in Maryland are delivered through a network of 20 field offices throughout the state. Each office is comprised of a County Committee consisting of elected area farmers, a County Executive Director, and an office of staff responsible for delivering our programs and services to the local agriculture community.

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Administrative Functions

• County Committee Elections
• Civil Rights
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• Outreach

Farm Loan Programs

• Farm Operating Loans
• Farm Ownership Loans
• Emergency Farm Loans
• Microloans
• Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers
• Rural Youth Loans

Compliance and Price Support Programs

• Aerial Photography
• Commodity Loans
• Loan Deficiency Payments
• Market Loss Assistance Payment Programs

Conservation and Special Programs

• Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
• Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
• Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
• Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
• Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
• Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)

Disaster Assistance Programs

• Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP)
• Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
• Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
• Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
• Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE)
• Tree Assistance Program (TAP)

Payment Limitation and Eligibility

• Actively Engaged in Farming
• Adjusted Gross Income
• Conservation Compliance
• Controlled Substance
• Deceased Person
• Foreign Persons
• Payment Limitations