Minnesota FSA Contacts | Farm Service Agency

State Programs

Meet Our Key Program Contacts

State Executive Director - Kurt Blomgren

Deputy State Executive Director - Daniel Mahoney

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our programs, feel free to contact us at 651-602-7700.

Listed below are the chief program specialists for each of our program sections.

Program Section-Contact

Conservation/Price Support - Cassie Buck

Common/Compliance - Cassie Buck

Disaster/Production - Calvin Gellatly

Farm Loan - Lee Crawford

National Programs

Below you will see a list of common programs administered in Minnesota FSA offices. This is not a comprehensive list of all programs offered by FSA. To see if we have a program right for your unique situation, or to discuss a program that is not listed on our page, please contact your local Service Center to speak with our knowledgeable staff.

Conservation and Price Support Programs

Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) - The FSFL program offers low interest loans for construction of new grain, biomass, hay, or cold storage facilities.

Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) - MAL is a low interest, short-term commodity loan that makes it possible for producers to store their grain while prices are typically lower and still have funds to maintain their operating expenses.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) - CRP is a 10- 15-year contract program for cropland. In exchange for an annual payment, landowners and/or operators agree to plant a conservation cover and maintain it for the life of the applicable contract.

Disaster and Production Programs

Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) - NAP provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to a natural disaster.

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program - DMC is a voluntary risk management program for dairy producers. DMC offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed price (the margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer.

Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) The Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs offer financial asssistance to agricultural producers. The ARC program provides payments when the actual revenue for a farm is less than a guarantee set based on historical data and market conditions. The PLC program provides payments when the effective price for a covered commodity falls below its effective reference price.

More on FSA's Disaster Assistance Programs

Farm Loan Programs

Direct Farm Operating Loans and Microloans- Eligible applicants may obtain direct loans for up to a maximum indebtedness of $400,000 and a direct operating Microloan for up to a maximum indebtedness of $50,000. Guaranteed farm loans are also available through FSA.

Youth Loans- FSA makes loans to individual youths to establish and operate income-producing projects of modest size in connection with their participation in 4-H clubs, FFA and similar organizations.

Emergency Loans- The purpose of the Emergency Farm Loan is to help producers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, other natural disasters or quarantine.