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Producers in Virginia Reminded to Signup for Market Facilitation Program
Wed Dec 4, 2019 01:53 PMRICHMOND, VA, Dec. 3, 2019 – USDA today reminded producers in Virginia that the nationwide deadline to sign up for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) is Dec. 6, 2019. MFP payments are aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations.
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
Mon Nov 18, 2019 08:44 AM(Washington, D.C., November 15, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the second tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin the week before Thanksgiving. Producers of MFP-eligible commodities will now be eligible to receive 25% of the total payment expected, in addition to the 50% they have already received from the 2019 MFP.
USDA, Bureau of Indian Affairs Partner to Spur Economic Development, Strengthen Tribal Communities in Indian Country
Thu Nov 7, 2019 08:20 AMCATOOSA, Oklahoma, November 6, 2019 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve tribes’ and tribal members’ access to farm conservation programs to advance conservation in Indian Country. The MOU was signed in Catoosa, Oklahoma, where USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey was joined by BIA Director Darryl LaCounte at the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance - National Tribal Conservation Districts Conference, organized by the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance. This MOU signing represents the Trump Administration’s continued commitment to Indian Country.
USDA Designates 12 Kentucky Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Mon Nov 4, 2019 08:01 AMWASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2019 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 Kentucky counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Breathitt, Clay, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans
USDA Issues Safety-Net and Conservation Payment to Virginia Farmers
Wed Oct 23, 2019 08:24 AMRICHMOND, VA -- Oct. 22, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Virginia is processing $16,041,152 in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for the 2018 crop year. Additionally, Virginia FSA will distribute $2,210,710 in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments to landowners to support voluntary conservation efforts on private lands.
