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USDA to Provide $1 Billion to Flood and Wildfire-Impacted Livestock Producers News Release
WASHINGTON, September 12, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW) to help offset increased supplemental feed costs due to a qualifying…
Using the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program to Expand On-Farm StorageSuccess Story
For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) to enhance their operations through on-farm storage solutions. Milton Arnett in Green County, Kentucky, has leveraged FSA’s farm storage program to expand his…
Producers and Landowners Can Now Enroll in USDA's Grassland Conservation Reserve Program News Release
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP). The sign-up runs from today, July 14, to Aug. 8, 2025. Grassland CRP, offered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), is a voluntary…
Trump Administration Announces Expedited Congressionally Mandated Disaster Assistance for FarmersNews Release
En Espanol - Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP).To expedite the…
La administración Trump anuncia la agilización de la asistencia por desastres para agricultores, conforme al mandato del CongresoNews Release
English - Washington, DC, 9 de julio de 2025. La secretaria de agricultura de los Estados Unidos, Brooke L. Rollins, anunció hoy que los productores agrícolas que sufrieron pérdidas de cultivos elegibles debido a desastres naturales en 2023 y 2024 ya pueden solicitar $16 mil millones en asistencia a través del Programa…
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 Extends Emergency Conservation and Emergency Forest Restoration Assistance Deadline for Hurricane Recovery in VermontNews Release
COLCHESTER, Vt., June 12, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Vermont extended the deadline for two critical hurricane recovery programs. The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) provides cost-share and technical assistance to producers to restore farmland to pre-disaster conditions and the…
Trump Administration Appoints Wendy Wilton to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in VermontNews Release
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2025 — The Trump Administration recently appointed Wendy Wilton as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Vermont. Wilton joined the Vermont FSA team on May 5, 2025.“When America’s farming communities prosper, the entire nation thrives. This new group of USDA appointees will ensure…
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,…