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FSA Administrator: Most FSA Offices Open for Farmer Appointments – DTN Mar 2, 2022
Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux praised FSA employees for their work during the pandemic and acknowledged there are growing calls from farm groups to reopen all FSA offices back […]
USDA: FSA Quickly Implemented Crucial Programs Amid Challenging Year Dec 17, 2020
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) helped farmers, livestock producers and foresters weather a tough 2020, marked with a pandemic and natural disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, FSA continued to deliver […]
USDA Announces Increase to Incentive Payments for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Dec 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing incentive payments for practices installed on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is upping the […]
FSA Changes “Active Engagement” Payment Eligibility Rule – DTN Nov 20, 2020
USDA’s Farm Service Agency on Wednesday restored the previous definitions of “active personal management,” “significant contribution,” and “related phrasing” in a rule on farm program subsidy eligibility and payment limitations. […]
Corn, Soybeans: Projecting Final Prevented Plant Acreage Aug 25, 2020
Prevented plant coverage under the Federal crop insurance program provides payments when farmers are unable to plant within a normal time window. Estimating the number of prevented plant acres in […]
March 16 Last Day to Schedule with FSA for ARC, PLC Enrollment Mar 12, 2020
Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their 2019 crop year elections for and enrollment in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs must schedule an […]
Nebraska: Disaster Relief Payments Available for On-Farm Stored Grain Losses Nov 11, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Nebraska announced payments now are available to eligible producers who lost stored commodities due to natural disaster in 2018 or […]
FSA Expands Payment Options Aug 20, 2019
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is expanding its payment options to now accept debit cards and Automated Clearing House (ACH) debit. These paperless payment options enable FSA customers to […]
U.S. Corn Acres: One-Third Still Unplanted – DTN Jun 7, 2019
Pat Swanson has already started filling in the paperwork on prevented planting for her family’s farm and for several of her customers. “We have some fields under water, and the […]
USDA Farm Loans – Higher Limits Now Available Apr 12, 2019
Higher limits are now available for borrowers interested in USDA’s farm loans, which help agricultural producers purchase farms or cover operating expenses. The 2018 Farm Bill increased the amount that […]
