USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA) and the Shared Capital Cooperative have been approved or conditionally approved as intermediary lenders through the Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP). Once HPRP loans with these lenders close, these lenders will help agricultural producers and landowners resolve heirs’ land ownership and succession issues.

Foreign Investors Must Report U.S. Agricultural Land Holdings

Contact: Jay Ivey
Jay.Ivey@usda.gov
706-510-5318

ATHENS, GA., April 15, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director in Georgia, Arthur Tripp, Jr., reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their land holdings and transactions to USDA. 

USDA to Mail Additional Pre-Filled Applications to Producers Impacted by 2020, 2021 Disasters

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced another installment (phase) in assistance to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021. More than 18,000 producers will soon receive new or updated pre-filled disaster applications to offset eligible crop losses. Approximately $6.4 billion has already been distributed to 165,000 producers through USDA’s Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Emergency Relief Program (ERP). 

Dairy Producers in New Mexico Reminded to Enroll in 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage by April 29 

Albuquerque, NM, April 15, 2024– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll by April 29, 2024, for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup began Feb. 28, 2024, and payments, retroactive to January, began in March 2024. So far, DMC payments triggered in January and February of 2024 at margins of $8.48 and $9.44 respectively.