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USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural DisastersEmergency Designation
Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures…
La administración Trump anuncia la agilización de la asistencia por desastres para agricultores, conforme al mandato del CongresoNews Release
English - Washington, DC, 9 de julio de 2025. La secretaria de agricultura de los Estados Unidos, Brooke L. Rollins, anunció hoy que los productores agrícolas que sufrieron pérdidas de cultivos elegibles debido a desastres naturales en 2023 y 2024 ya pueden solicitar $16 mil millones en asistencia a través del Programa…
Trump Administration Announces Expedited Congressionally Mandated Disaster Assistance for FarmersNews Release
En Espanol - Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP).To expedite the…
Nominations Now Open for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County CommitteesNews Release
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2025 – Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These committees make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2025 election must be…
USDA Designates Five Oklahoma Counties as Natural Disaster AreasEmergency 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 Designates Six Texas Counties as Natural Disaster AreasEmergency 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…
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 One Texas County as Primary Natural Disaster Area for DroughtEmergency 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 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 Designates Three Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for DroughtEmergency 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…