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USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers in One Southeast Texas County Affected by Natural Disasters

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) 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.

Impacted Area: Texas

USDA Launches Program to Support Agricultural Employers and Farmworkers, Aiming to Increase Economic and Supply Chain Resilience as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2023 – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that agricultural employers can begin to apply for a pilot program designed to improve the resiliency of the food and agricultural supply chain by addressing workforce challenges farmers and ranchers face. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in coordination with other federal agencies, is announcing up to $65 million in grants available for the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program (FLSP Program). 

El USDA comenzará a distribuir $ 1.75 mil millones a productores agrícolas a través de sus importantes programas de Asistencia de Emergencia

El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (United States Department of Agriculture, USDA) anunció hoy que comenzará a distribuir un total de más de $ 1.75 mil millones en pagos destinados a la asistencia de emergencia a agricultores y productores de ganado que cumplan con los requisitos de elegibilidad. Estos pagos tan necesarios contribuyen a que las operaciones agrícolas y ganaderas puedan recuperarse después de los desastres naturales ocurridos en 2020, 2021 y 2022.