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Farm Service Agency, Nebraska Extension to Host Commodity Crop Safety Net Information Meetings Across the StateNews Release
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 19, 2026 – USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Nebraska is partnering with Nebraska Extension on a series of in-person meetings to educate producers and others on the 2026 and 2027 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs election and enrollment process and related decisions. Meetings are…
USDA Boosts Nebraska Agricultural Economy Through $917.4 Million in Safety Net and Conservation Program PaymentsNews Release
(Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 16, 2026) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering approximately $917.4 million in farm safety net and conservation program payments to Nebraska farmers, ranchers and landowners. USDA recently announced nationwide historic safety net assistance totaling $13.8 billion in…
USDA Designates Nebraska Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to DroughtEmergency Designation
Please note: These designations were issued earlier this year.These Secretarial natural disaster designations allow 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…
Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Counties in Nebraska as Natural Disaster Areas Due to WildfiresEmergency Designation
*Please note this designation was issued earlier this year.This Presidential disaster declaration 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…
Farm Service Agency, University of Nebraska-Lincoln to Host Commodity Crop Safety Net Informational Webinar on Oct. 15News Release
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 8, 2026 – USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Nebraska is partnering with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability (CAP) on a webinar designed to educate commodity crop producers on the 2026 and 2027 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs election and…
USDA Announces $1.8 Billion in 2026 Conservation Program PaymentsNews Release
(Washington, D.C., October 8, 2026) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it is issuing approximately $1.8 billion in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments to agricultural producers and landowners for their participation in key conservation programs for 2026. These payments include Grassland CRP payments that play an…
USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs News Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 7, 2026) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) will generate approximately $13.8 billion in gross payments to eligible agricultural producers for the 2025 crop year; the largest annual payout by far…
USDA Announces 2027 Dairy Margin Coverage EnrollmentNews Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 30, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that dairy producers starting next Monday can enroll for 2027 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), a voluntary risk management program that was recently strengthened by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act with greater risk protection for dairy producers. DMC…
USDA Announces 2026 and 2027 Enrollment for Key Price and Revenue Safety Net Programs, Completes First Base Acre Increase in Two Decades News Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 15, 2026) – Agricultural producers can soon begin enrolling in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently updated to include more than 30 million new base acres. This expansion, the first in 20 years, was made possible by the Working…
USDA Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service Team Up for Husker Harvest Days News Release
(Lincoln, Neb. - Sept. 14, 2026) Leadership of the Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Nebraska USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) invite farmers, ranchers and rural residents who are planning to attend Husker Harvest Days to visit the USDA booth space with questions on available federal farm programs.Husker Harvest Days…