Farmers and Ranchers in Louisiana Now Have Until Oct. 9 to Apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Deadline Extended due to Hurricane Laura

ALEXANDRIA, LA, Sept. 11, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will extend the deadline for farmers and ranchers to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) from Sept. 11, 2020, to Oct. 9, 2020, for producers in Louisiana. FSA is only authorizing this deadline extension for areas impacted by Hurricane Laura.

USDA Accepts 2 Million Acres in Offers Through Conservation Reserve Program General Signup

MINNESOTA, May 3, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 2 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and landowners through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup, which included nearly 31,000 acres in Minnesota. This is the first of the program’s multiple signups occurring in 2022.

USDA Offers Targeted Farm Loan Funding for Underserved Groups and Beginning Farmers

Contact: Greer Gill
615-277-2615

(NASHVILLE, TN) – March 4, 2024 -- USDA Tennessee Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, John Litz, reminds producers that FSA offers targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to assist underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers.

Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters

Physical loss loans 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 to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees and harvested or stored crops and hay.

State: Texas

Triggering Disaster Event: Winter storm that occurred Feb. 2, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2022.

Deadline to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans Approaching in West Virginia

ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters in West Viriginia affected by the severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that occurred Aug. 28-30, 2023 to apply for physical damage disaster loans by April 1 deadline. The disaster declaration covers Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha counties in West Virginia, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA.