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Nominations Now Open for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County CommitteesNews Release
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2025 – Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These committees make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2025 election must be…
USDA Reminds Ohio Producers to File Crop Acreage ReportsNews Release
Columbus, OHIO, June 6, 2025 – After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers in Ohio should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline.“In order to receive many USDA program benefits, producers should file an accurate crop…
Trump Administration Appoints Donald Jones to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in OhioNews Release
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2025 — The Trump Administration recently appointed Donald Jones as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Ohio. Jones joined the Ohio FSA team on June 2, 2025.“When America’s farming communities prosper, the entire nation thrives. This new group of USDA appointees will ensure President…
FEMA Designates Multiple Counties in Kentucky as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides – Clermont County, Ohio is Eligible as a Contiguous CountyEmergency Designation
COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 21, 2025 – This Presidential disaster declaration 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…
Celebrating 25 Years of USDA’s Farm Storage Facility Loan ProgramSuccess Story
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is celebrating 25 years of the agency’s popular Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) this month. For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through the program to enhance or expand their operations and manage marketing of the commodities they produce by…
USDA to Open General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2025News Release
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced several Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for both the General and Continuous CRP beginning today through June 6, 2025. CRP,…
USDA to Issue $1.3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second Marketing Assistance Program PaymentNews Release
College Station, T.X., April 29, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a second round of payments coming this week for specialty crop producers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, providing up to $1.3 billion in additional program assistance. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
FEMA Designates 7 Kentucky Counties as a Natural Disaster Area Due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides that occurred February 14 through March 7, 2025 – Adams and Scioto Counties in Ohio is Eligible as ContiguousEmergency Designation
This Presidential disaster declaration 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…
FEMA Designates 6 West Virginia Counties as a Natural Disaster Area Due to Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides that occurred February 15 to February 18, 2025 – Lawrence County in Ohio is Eligible as Contiguous CountyEmergency Designation
This Presidential disaster declaration 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…
Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year News Release
Columbus, Ohio - March 27, 2025 - Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income…