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 the replacement of essential items…
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USDA Designates Montgomery County Pennsylvania as Natural Disaster Area - 6 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for AssistanceEmergency Designation
USDA Designates 3 Maryland Counties as Natural Disaster Areas - 6 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for AssistanceEmergency Designation
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 the replacement of essential items such…
USDA Reminds Pennsylvania Producers to File Crop Acreage ReportsNews Release
(Harrisburg, PA), June 9, 2025 – After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers in Pennsylvania should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline.“In order to receive many USDA program benefits, producers should file an accurate crop…
Trump Administration Appoints Richard Ebert to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in PennsylvaniaNews Release
Trump Administration Appoints Richard Ebert to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in PennsylvaniaWASHINGTON, June 9, 2025— The Trump Administration recently appointed Richard Ebert as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Pennsylvania. Ebert joined the Pennsylvania FSA team…
Celebrating 25 Years of USDA’s Farm Storage Facility Loan ProgramSuccess Story
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is celebrating 25 years of the agency’s popular Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) this month. For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through the program to enhance or expand their operations and manage marketing of the commodities they produce by…
USDA Designates 3 Maryland Counties as Natural Disaster Areas 2 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for AssistanceEmergency Designation
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 the replacement of essential items…
USDA to Open General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2025News Release
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced several Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for both the General and Continuous CRP beginning today through June 6, 2025. CRP,…
USDA to Issue $1.3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second Marketing Assistance Program PaymentNews Release
College Station, T.X., April 29, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a second round of payments coming this week for specialty crop producers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, providing up to $1.3 billion in additional program assistance. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
USDA Offers Farm Loans for Beginning FarmersNews Release
Harrisburg, PA, April 25, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that FSA offers farm ownership and farm operating loans to beginning farmers and ranchers. Beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank can apply for FSA direct or guaranteed…
USDA Designates 4 New Jersey Counties as Natural Disaster Areas - 2 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for AssistanceEmergency Designation
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 the replacement of essential items…