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USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Tornadoes, ThunderstormsNews Release
(LINCOLN, Nebraska, 5/30/2024) 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…
USDA Partners with FarmRaise to Offer Educational Tools and Resources to Promote Financial Access and Equity for Agricultural ProducersNews Release
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19, 2024 – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) has unveiled a new, online Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Decision Tool and farm loan resources available to agricultural producers and cooperators who help producers access USDA disaster assistance, farm loans and other federal farm programs. The new LIP tool and…
Dairy Producers Reminded to Enroll in 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage by April 29News Release
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 18, 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…
Foreign Investors Must Report U.S. Agricultural Land HoldingsNews Release
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director for Nebraska Tim Divis reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural land in the United States that they are required to report their land holdings and transactions to USDA. The Agricultural…
USDA Designates Kansas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought; Contiguous Nebraska Counties Included in DesignationNews Release
(LINCOLN, Nebraska, 3/27/2024) 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…
USDA Authorizes CRP Graze and Hay Donations to Wildfire-Impacted Livestock Producers in Nebraska, Oklahoma, TexasNews Release
Program Participants in Nebraska Eligible to Donate Grazing and Haying Rights LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 25, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorizes the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide, including CRP acres in Nebraska, to livestock producers affected by the…
Agricultural Producers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA's Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2024 Crop YearNews Release
Lincoln, Nebraska, March 4, 2024 – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year have until March 15, 2024, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income…
USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Program General Signup for 2024News Release
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 4, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting March 4 and running through March 29, 2024. This conservation opportunity gives producers tools to conserve wildlife habitat…
Dairy Producers Can Now Enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin CoverageNews Release
Payments to Begin Early March WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2024– Starting next Wednesday, dairy producers will be able to enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides producers with price support to help offset milk and feed price differences. This…
USDA to Issue $306 Million in Final Payments to Producers Impacted by 2020 and 2021 Natural DisastersNews Release
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing final Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payments totaling approximately $306 million to eligible commodity and specialty crop producers who incurred losses due to natural disasters in 2020 and 2021. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin issuing these additional…