…local FSA county office. To find a local FSA county office, visit www.offices.usda.gov. Additional information on the new programs is available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. These programs were made possible through the…
More Protection for Specialty Crops
…crops such as vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, floriculture, ornamental nursery, aquaculture, turf grass, ginseng, honey, syrup, and energy crops, according to USDA. For more on the program, visit the FSA website….
USDA Improves Forest Health by Harvesting Biomass for Energy
…to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. Visit www.fsa.usda.gov/bcap or contact a local FSA county office at offices.usda.gov to learn more about BCAP….
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers
…Program. To learn more, visit the Farm Service Agency (FSA) website at www.fsa.usda.gov/nap or contact your local FSA office at offices.usda.gov. The Farm Service Agency (FSA), which administers the program,…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…are eligible for coverage. It’s a small step to take to ensure your business is covered.” Vilsack encourages producers to use the online Web resource at www.fsa.usda.gov/mpptool to calculate the…
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
…information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. To learn more about USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) disaster assistance programs, visit the FSA factsheet page at www.fsa.usda.gov/factsheets or contact your local FSA office at http://go.usa.gov/pYV3….
Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
…brochures, can be found on the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. You may also contact your local USDA Service Center or FSA office. Visit http://go.usa.gov/pYV3 to find an FSA office near…
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
…national honey bee pest and disease surveys and provides border inspections to prevent new invasive bee pests from entering the U.S. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and NRCS work on…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadlines
…“Markets change and the Margin Protection Program can help protect dairy producers from those changes.” Vilsack encouraged producers to use the online Web resource at www.fsa.usda.gov/mpptool to calculate the best…
USDA Expands Access to Credit to Help More Beginning and Family Farmers
…an agricultural field. Also, individuals who own farmland under a different legal entity operating the farm now may be eligible for loans administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Producers…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…program will mean for them under possible future scenarios. The new tools are now available at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc . USDA provided $3 million to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…projections about what each program will mean for them under possible future scenarios. The new tools are now available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. USDA provided $3 million to the Food and Agricultural…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…learn more about USDA disaster relief program, producers can review the 2014 Farm Bill fact sheet at www.fsa.usda.gov/farmbill, the LFP program fact sheet, http://go.usa.gov/5JTk, or contact their local FSA office….
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review Sept. 5
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.ers.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov www.fsa.usda.gov…