USDA Partners with FarmRaise to Offer Educational Tools and Resources to Promote Financial Access and Equity for Agricultural Producers
Disaster Assistance, and Farm Loan Resources Now Available Online
USDA Reminds Georgia Producers to Complete Crop Acreage Reports
Contact: Brett.martin@usda.gov
Athens, GA, July 7, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds Georgia producers to complete crop acreage reports by the applicable deadline for their county. Acreage reporting dates vary by crop and by county. Contact your FSA county office for a list of acreage reporting deadlines by crop.
USDA Designates Kauai County, Hawaii, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
LIHUE, Hawaii, December 2, 2021 - 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 as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts.
USDA Reminds Producers of Climate-Smart Opportunities Using Farm Loan Programs
Washington, DC, April 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds agricultural producers that Farm Loan Programs can be used to support a variety of climate-smart agriculture practices, which build on many practices that farmers and ranchers already use, like cover cropping, nutrient management and conservation tillage.
Guam County USDA Service Center Open for In-Office Visitors by Appointment
Honolulu, Hawaii, August 18, 2020 - The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices located at PACAIR's Integrated Cargo Facility will remain open during normal hours to service Guam’s agricultural producers while the Territory is in Pandemic Condition of Readiness 1 for two weeks, which started 12:01 a.m. Sunday, August 16th.
USDA Opens 2022 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage, Expands Program for Supplemental Production
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2021 – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support dairy farmers and rural communities, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and expanded the program to allow dairy producers to better protect their operations by enrolling supplemental production. This signup period – which runs from Dec. 13, 2021 to Feb.
USDA Announces May 2024 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for May 2024, which are effective May 1, 2024. 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 meet cash flow needs.
USDA Designates Two Colorado Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2020 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Cheyenne and Lincoln counties who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
USDA Opens 2022 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage, Expands Program for Supplemental Production
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Program Enhancements Improve Feed Cost Calculations
USDA Reminds Producers of Climate-Smart Opportunities Using Farm Loan Programs
Washington, DC, April 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds agricultural producers that Farm Loan Programs can be used to support a variety of climate-smart agriculture practices, which build on many practices that farmers and ranchers already use, like cover cropping, nutrient management and conservation tillage.