USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields
Don’t Miss This One-Time Opportunity - First Since 2014
USDA Provides $1.8 Billion to Offset Market Fluctuations
Farmers Can Now Make Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs
USDA to Open Signup March 16 for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands
Contact: Rhonda.oguinn@usda.gov
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 5, 2020 – Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15.
USDA Provides$1.8 Billion to Offset Market Fluctuations
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Farmers Can Now Make Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and
Price Loss Coverage Programs
USDA Supports US Seafood Industry Impacted by Retailiatory Tariffs
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide approximately $530 million to support the U.S. seafood industry and fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments. The funding will be provided through the Seafood Trade Relief Program and funded through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).
2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
USDA began mailing ballots the week of Nov. 1 for FSA county and urban county committee elections to all eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA).
USDA Announces Flexibilities for Producers Filing ‘Notice of Loss’ for Failed, Prevented Planted Acres
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing additional flexibilities for producers to file on acres with failed crops or crops that were prevented from planting because of extreme weather events. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is adding these flexibilities for Notice of Loss on both insured and uninsured crops to enable Service Centers to best assist producers.
2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Ballots To Be Mailed to Eligible Voters Beginning This Week
USDA Announces Loan Maturity for Marketing Assistance Loans Now Extended to 12 Months
Provides Producers with Marketing Flexibilities Amid COVID-19 Uncertainties
Agricultural producers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The loans now mature at 12 months rather than nine, and this flexibility is available for most commodities.
USDA Builds Pandemic Support for Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2021— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide pandemic assistance to cover certification and education expenses to agricultural producers who are certified organic or transitioning to organic.