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WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025 — The Trump Administration recently appointed Ronald Garrett as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in North Carolina. Garrett joined the North Carolina FSA team on May 5, 2025.“When America’s farming communities prosper, the entire nation thrives. This new group of USDA appointees…
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 2, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Indiana is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) in 15 counties to address damages from flooding. ECP provides cost-share and technical assistance to producers to restore farmland to pre-disaster…
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WASHINGTON, June 2, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for June 2025, which are effective June 2, 2025. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or…
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the release of Congressionally mandated Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments to cover grazing losses due to eligible drought or wildfire events in 2023 and/or 2024. Secretary Rollins committed on May 7 to release these emergency payments by May 30, and today she is…
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EAST LANSING, Mich., May 29, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Michigan is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) in 16 counties to address severe ice storm damages. ECP provides cost-share and technical assistance to…