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USDA Expands Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility Provisions for FarmersNews Release
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is expanding payment limitation and payment eligibility provisions that affect program payments including allowing for the equitable treatment of business entities. Additionally, producers will benefit…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period and Payment Rates for Specialty Crop FarmersNews Release
(Washington, D.C., May 29, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $1.625 billion in payments to eligible specialty crop producers in response to elevated…
USDA Announces Base Acre Increase Opportunity for Agriculture Risk and Price Loss Coverage Safety Net ProgramsNews Release
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa., May 26, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced eligible landowners have from June 1 until Aug. 31, 2026 to review and consider base acre increases on farms enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, as authorized…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands Impacted by Typhoon Sinlaku News Release
(Honolulu, May 6, 2026) – Agricultural operations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have been significantly impacted by Typhoon Sinlaku and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events.…
USDA Opens Enrollment for Grassland Conservation Reserve ProgramNews Release
(Washington, D.C., April 30, 2026) –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP) starting May 4, 2026, through May 29, 2026. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers Grassland CRP, a voluntary working lands…
USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Program Application Deadline to August 12News Release
(Higginsville, MO, April 24, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today in Missouri announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to eligible producers who have approved program applications for…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Hawaii Impacted by Recent FloodingNews Release
(HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14, 2026) – Agricultural operations in Hawaii have been significantly impacted by recent flooding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events. “USDA has a suite of programs to support…
USDA Announces Additional Continuous Conservation Batching Period and Reminds Producers of Important Upcoming Economic Assistance and Conservation Program DeadlinesNews Release
(Washington, D.C., April 13, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) offers can be submitted during a second batching period that runs through May 1, 2026. Additionally, USDA reminds producers and landowners of the upcoming April 17, 2026, deadline for both the Farmer…
USDA Reopens Acreage Reporting Period for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market DisruptionsNews Release
Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026 – The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the agency is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period required for specialty crop producers who want to apply for the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) program. Announced by U.S…
USDA Launches ‘One Farmer, One File’ Initiative to Better Support FarmersNews Release
(San Antonio, TX, February 26, 2026) – Today at the Commodity Classic Convention in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the “One Farmer, One File” modernization, another action putting Farmers First with sweeping technological improvements at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Through “One Farmer,…