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USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial RiskNews Release
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers…
Farm Service Agency Taking Applications for Assistance with Disaster, Pandemic Revenue LossesNews Release
Lincoln, Nebraska, March 20, 2023 – Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding agricultural producers of the availability of two financial assistance programs designed to address revenue losses associated with natural disasters and the pandemic. The Emergency Relief Program Phase 2 and the Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP)…
Conservation Reserve Program Informational Meetings Planned for Locations Across NebraskaNews Release
CRP General signup open now through April 7, 2023Lincoln, Nebraska, March 10, 2023 – Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) along with several partners in conservation will be conducting informational meetings for agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
USDA Announces CRP Signup to Begin Feb. 27News Release
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 16, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup starting February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP is a cornerstone voluntary conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Nebraska FSA Reminds Producers of Application Period for New Natural Disaster, Pandemic Assistance ProgramsNews Release
Farm Service Agency, University of Nebraska-Lincoln to Host Informational Webinar on ERP 2, PARPLincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 16, 2023 – Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers of the availability of two programs announced by USDA earlier this year that wrap-up and fill remaining gaps in previous natural disaster and pandemic…
USDA Develops Simplified Direct Loan Application to Improve Customer ServiceNews Release
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan application enables producers to complete a more streamlined application, reduced from 29 to…
FSA Reminds Producers of ARC/PLC Commodity Crop Safety Net Enrollment for 2023 Production SeasonNews Release
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Farm Service Agency to Host Informational WebinarLincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 26, 2023 – Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers now is the time to make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2023 crop year. The signup period is…
USDA Expands Eligibility, Enhances Benefits for Key Disaster ProgramsNews Release
Policy changes will help more producers recover from natural disasters WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made updates to several conservation, livestock and crop disaster assistance programs to give more farmers, ranchers, and tribes the opportunity to apply for and access programs that support recovery…
USDA Reminds Producers of Continuous Certification Option for Perennial ForageNews Release
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as there are no applicable changes on the farm. Interested producers can select the continuous certification…
USDA Nebraska Farm Service Agency Accepting CRP Offers to Restore Playa WetlandsNews Release
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 10, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) offers to participate in the Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Migratory Birds, Butterflies, and Pollinators State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) project. FSA currently is…