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USDA Opens Signup March 23 for Added Causes of Loss Under WHIP+; Announces Disaster Assistance for Sugar Beet ProducersNews Release
Sign up March 23, 2020, for Producers Impacted by Drought or Excess Moisture as well as Announces Provisions for Sugar Beet ProducersWASHINGTON, D.C., February 28, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including producers impacted by drought and excess…
Friday Is the Last Day to Schedule an Appointment with Your FSA Office to Compete in CRP General SignupNews Release
LINCOLN, Nebraska, February 25, 2020 – Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup must make an offer of acres or schedule an appointment to do so with their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) service center by Friday, February 28. The general signup – which…
USDA Announces Details of Risk Management Programs for Hemp ProducersNews Release
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) provides coverage against loss of yield because of insurable causes of loss for hemp…
USDA Designates Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, as a Primary Natural Disaster AreaNews Release
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also AvailableWASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2020 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to snowstorms and freeze that occurred Oct. 9-10, 2019, and Oct. 26-27, 2019, may be…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 28 Deadline for Conservation Reserve Program General SignupNews Release
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 28, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup to enroll by February 28, 2020. This signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another 10…
USDA Encourages Producers to Enroll Now in Key Safety Net ProgramsNews Release
Don’t Delay – Make an Appointment with FSALINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 22, 2020 – USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Nebraska State Executive Director Nancy Johner reminds agricultural producers to sign up now for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. The deadline to choose between ARC or PLC and complete enrollment for…