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USDA Provides Payments of Nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers FarmingNews Release
Immediate Help for Over 13,000 Distressed USDA Farm Loan Borrowers; Begins Process to Provide Up to $500 Million More for Up to 23,000 Additional BorrowersWASHINGTON, October 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in…
USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs' Property Relending ProgramNews Release
Additional Lenders Invited to Apply to ProgramLINCOLN, Nebraska, August 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA) and the Shared Capital Cooperative have been approved or conditionally approved as intermediary lenders through the Heirs’…
USDA to Mail Additional Pre-Filled Applications to Producers Impacted by 2020, 2021 DisastersNews Release
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced another installment (phase) in assistance to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021. More than 18,000 producers will soon receive new or updated pre-filled disaster applications to offset eligible crop…
USDA Designates Several Nebraska Counties as Natural Disaster AreasNews Release
(LINCOLN, Nebraska - Aug. 16, 2022) This stakeholder notification represents four separate Secretarial natural disaster designations and one Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification.Such designations allow the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering…
Emergency Relief Program Deadline Extended and More Pre-Filled Forms For 2020, 2021 Disasters Are MailedNews Release
More Producers to Soon Receive Applications for Over $105 Million in Additional Emergency Relief WASHINGTON, July 27, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will indefinitely extend the deadline for producers to return the pre-filled applications for Phase One of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). A new…
USDA Begins Issuing Payments for Spot Market Hog Pandemic ProgramNews Release
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week. SMHPP assists eligible producers who sold hogs through a spot…
USDA Accepts More Than 3.1 Million Acres in Grassland CRP SignupNews Release
More than 420,000 acres approved in Nebraska LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 13, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 3.1 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners nationwide through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grassland Signup, the highest in…
To Date, USDA Has Issued $123.1 Million in Emergency Relief Program Payments to Nebraska ProducersNews Release
Deadline to Submit Applications is Friday, July 22 LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 30, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that agricultural producers nationwide have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), representing nearly 67% of the more than $6 billion projected…
USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop GrowersNews Release
New Program Part of Broader Effort to Transform Food System, Create Jobs HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUNE 17, 2022— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to…
USDA Designates Several Nebraska Counties as Disasters Due to DroughtNews Release
(LINCOLN, Nebraska - June 22, 2022) This stakeholder notification represents four separate Secretarial natural disaster designations. Such designations allow 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.…