FSA Administrator Juan M. Garcia (From FSA blog) FSA Administrator Juan Garcia is retiring after 38 years of service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “I complete this book that…
2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Coverage for Frost, Freeze, or Weather Related Fruit Losses
The 2014 Farm Bill authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to retroactively provide assistance at additional coverage levels under the 2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Next Week
…facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. For more information about CTAP, visit a local FSA office or go online to www.fsa.usda.gov….
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…TITLE V – Credit Microloans: On March 26, FSA implemented non-discretionary microloan provisions. Modifications to Farm Loan Programs: On March 24, FSA implemented changes to various farm loans, such as…
USDA Selects 36 Energy Facilities to Accept Biomass Deliveries
…Washington Boise White Paper Visit www.fsa.usda.gov/bcap or a local FSA county office to learn more about BCAP. BCAP was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill builds on…
Disaster Assistance for 2012 Frost or Freeze Fruit Crop Losses Announced
…natural occurrences may also qualify for program assistance. NAP enrollment begins July 22, 2014. Applications must be submitted to FSA county offices by Sept. 22, 2014. “After the 2014 Farm…
USDA FSA Announces Online Hay and Grazing Acres Locator Tool
…contracts. For more information about Hay Net and other FSA services and programs, please contact your local FSA office. For local FSA Service Center contact information, please visit: http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app ….
Cotton Industry Waits on Farm Bill Programs
…hurdle is the Ag Appropriations bill. Adams says farmers thinking about retirement might want to consider the Transition Incentives program. Information on that is available at your local FSA office….
FSA County Committee Nomination Period Opens Sunday, June 15
…operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. Farmers who serve on committees help decide the kind of programs their counties will offer. They work…
Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
…form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. Nomination forms for the 2014 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
…and other FSA programs, visit a local FSA county office or go online to www.fsa.usda.gov. Both the CRP and TIP were reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill…
2014 FSA County Committee Elections
…Agency (FSA) county committees is important to all farmers and ranchers, whether beginning or long-established or with large or small operations, because FSA county committees are a link between the…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…online tools become available NAP buy-up sign-up starts.. ARC/PLC one-time selections occur. ARC/PLC sign-up for 2014 and 2015 starts. Visit www.fsa.usda.gov or the local FSA office for information about FSA…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
(Davis, CA) – May 19, 2014 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced fruit, vegetable and wild rice provisions that affect producers who intend to participate in certain programs…