Lawmakers are looking to restructure the conglomerate of food safety agencies and merge them into a single, more effective agency.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting offers for enrollment for 3.1 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program.
The USDA announced that ranchers who had losses from the severe drought or wildfire in 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments.
Farmers are eligible to sign up for general CRP from Jan. 31 to March 11, and the Grassland CRP signup will run from April 4 to May 13.
USDA announced they will begin to pay off the farm loans of nearly 16,000 minority farmers starting in June and continue on a rolling basis.
USDA announced the reopening of FSA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) signup as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative.
USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions.
USDA announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan.
Farm Service Agency has approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
The USDA is issuing $1.68 billion in payments to agricultural producers and landowners for the 21.9 million acres enrolled in the CRP.