Nebraska
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Nebraska FSA Spotlights
* Livestock Forage Disaster Program: County FSA offices are accepting applications from eligible producers in counties that triggered for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program in 2025. To determine whether your county triggered for this program, visit this dashboard. The deadline to apply for assistance for 2025 impacts is March 2, 2026.
* Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program: USDA is providing $11 billion to producers of commodity crops through a one-time bridge payment with an additional $1 billion available for specialty crop commodities. Common Nebraska commodities covered by this program include corn, soybeans, wheat, and sorghum, as well as others. For a full listing of eligible commodities, per acre payment information and current information on the status of this program, please visit this FSA web page.
*Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP): NAP provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops to protect against natural disasters that result in lower yields or crop losses or prevents crop planting. The application closing date for NAP coverage for the 2026 production season for most annual fruits and vegetables, millet, oats, forage sorghum, dry peas, and hemp is March 16, 2026.
* Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Stage 2: Nebraska FSA County Offices are taking applications for SDRP Stage 2. This assistance program is designed to provide financial relief to producers with losses incurred due to certain weather-related events in 2023 and/or 2024. For more information, producers can visit the link above or contact their FSA office. Please note the SDRP Stage 2 application deadline is April 30, 2026.
Find Your FSA Location
Meet with an FSA employee at your nearest FSA location.
Loans & Financial Assistance
There are a variety of programs to fit your business needs.
Hilary Maricle
State Executive Director
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Nebraska State Committee
- Scott A. Spilker | Chair
- Crystal Klug | Member
- Brent Robertson | Member
- Rylee Wagner | Member
- John Walvoord | Member
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News
- USDA Issues Final Emergency Livestock Relief Program Payments for 2023 and 2024 Drought, Flood and Wildfire Losses
- USDA Announces Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 12 Counties in Nebraska as Natural Disaster Areas Due to August 2025 Storms
- USDA to Open Continuous and General Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2026
- USDA Launches New Online Portal for Reporting Foreign-Owned Agricultural Land Transactions
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National Deadlines
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State Newsletters
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Resources for beginning farmers/ranchers in Nebraska are aggregated at this site.
Additional resources can be found at farmers.gov.Beginning Farmer/Rancher Resources