Indianapolis, Ind. – April 16, 2026 - The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the appointment of five leaders in agriculture to serve on the Indiana USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee. Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and,…
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USDA Names Trump Administration Appointees to the Indiana Farm Service Agency State Committee News Release
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 Designates 7 Indiana Counties as Natural Disaster Areas due to Dust Storm and High WindsEmergency Designation
Indianapolis, Ind. April 9, 2026 – This Secretarial natural disaster designation 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…
USDA Farm Service Agency Notice of Availability: Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for Implementation of Construction of New Pullet Aviary Farm in Kosciusko County, IN Environmental Assessments
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Environmental Assessment for Construction of single Pullet Aviary farm in Kosciusko County, IN Environmental Assessments
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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 Designates 7 Indiana Counties as Natural Disaster Areas due to Excessive RainEmergency Designation
Indianapolis, Ind. March 30, 2026 – This Secretarial natural disaster designation 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…
USDA Designates 6 Indiana Counties as Natural Disaster Areas due to Excessive Rain – 2 Kentucky Counties Eligible as a Contiguous CountiesEmergency Designation
Indianapolis, Ind. March 26, 2026 – This Secretarial natural disaster designation 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…
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,…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Farmer Bridge PaymentsNews Release
Washington, D.C., February 20, 2026 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, providing $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop producers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and…