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USDA Announces April 2024 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
Tue Apr 9, 2024 09:00 AM US/EasternWASHINGTON, April 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2024, which are effective April 1, 2024. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.ERP 2022 Hoja Informativa
Tue Apr 9, 2024 08:35 AMEl Programa de Ayuda de Emergencia 2022(ERP, por sus siglas en inglés) proporcionará pagos a los productores de cultivos elegibles por pérdidas causadas por catástrofes que cumplen ciertos requisitos y que hayan ocurrido en el año natural 2022, siguiendo un proceso de dos vías:Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Beginning Feb. 28
Wed Mar 6, 2024 01:00 PM ESTWASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2024– Starting next Wednesday, dairy producers will be able to enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides producers with price support to help offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup begins Feb. 28, 2024, and ends April 29, 2024. For those who sign up for 2024 DMC coverage, payments may begin as soon as March 4, 2024, for any payments that triggered in January 2024.Farmers, Ranchers Now Can Make USDA Farm Loan Payments Online
Fri Feb 9, 2024 09:00 AM ESTWASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan application enables producers to complete a more streamlined application, reduced from 29 to 13 pages. Producers will also have the option to complete an electronic fillable form or prepare a traditional, paper application for submission to their local FSA farm loan office. The paper and electronic versions of the form will be available starting March 1, 2023.USDA to Provide More Than $3 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2022 Natural Disasters
Fri Nov 3, 2023 12:00 PM US/EasternWASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2023 - The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $3 billion to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2022. Eligible impacted producers can apply for financial assistance through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) 2022. The program will help offset the financial impacts of crop yield and value losses from qualifying disasters occurring in 2022.