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USDA Reminds Livestock Producers of Disaster Assistance Application Deadline for 2024 Losses News Release
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers, including dairy producers impacted by H5N1, that the deadline to apply for financial assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) is Jan. 30, 2025, for losses due to…
El USDA aumenta la financiación del nuevo programa de cultivos especializados y recuerda a los productores las próximas fechas límiteNews Release
WASHINGTON, 6 de enero de 2025 - El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) recuerda a los productores de cultivos especializados que soliciten asistencia para gastos de comercialización y certificación de seguridad alimentaria. Específicamente, la Agencia de Servicios Agrícolas (FSA, por sus siglas en…
USDA Increases Funding for New Specialty Crop Program; Reminds Producers of Upcoming Deadlines News Release
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds specialty crop producers to apply for assistance for marketing and food safety certification expenses. Specifically, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is providing an additional $650 million in funding for the new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC)…
USDA Announces Final $300 Million in Automatic Assistance for Distressed Farm Loan BorrowersNews Release
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the final approximately $300 million in assistance to distressed direct and guaranteed farm loan borrowers under Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act. Over the past two years, USDA acted swiftly to assist distressed borrowers in retaining their land and…
Nueva asistencia de comercialización ahora disponible para productores de cultivos especializadosNews Release
WASHINGTON, 9 de diciembre de 2024 – El programa de Asistencia de Comercialización para Cultivos Especiales (MASC) de $ 2 mil millones de la Agencia de Servicios Agrícolas (FSA) del Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos (USDA), destinado a ayudar a los productores de cultivos especializados a expandir mercados y administrar costos más…
Ask the Expert: A Q&A with Jayce Hafner on the new FSA Educational Hub hosted by FarmRaiseNews Release
By Diane Petit, Public Affairs Specialist In early 2024, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) unveiled new online decision tools for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP), as well as farm loan resources available to agricultural producers and cooperators…
USDA Requests Input on Environmental Impacts of the Tree Assistance Program and Farm Storage Facility Loan Program News Release
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomes input on the assessment of environmental impacts on two programs – the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) and Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting comments until Jan. 18 on its draft programmatic environmental assessments.…
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2024, which runs from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025. The CCC is required by law to quarterly announce estimates of…
El USDA ofrece flexibilidades adicionales para responder a los huracanes de 2024, acelera los pagos de emergencia para la conservación y recuperación de desastres para los productores de nueve estados afectados por huracanes entre 2016 y 2023.
WASHINGTON, 5 de diciembre de 2024 - El Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy que está tomando medidas para simplificar y flexibilizar los requisitos de cumplimiento ambiental para los huracanes Debby, Helene y Milton en 2024, lo que permitirá a la Agencia de Servicios Agrícolas (FSA, por sus…
New Marketing Assistance Now Available for Specialty Crop Producers
En EspanolWASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs, is now accepting applications from Dec. 10, 2024 through Jan. 8, 2025. Funded by the…