The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced an additional investment of $80 million in the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives.
USDA Rural Development will make $150 million available in grants to fund startup and expansion activities in the meat and poultry processing sector.
The USDA will expand markets by investing $1 billion in partnerships to support America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.
USDA is extending program flexibilities to Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) and agricultural producers until June 30, 2022 or later due to the pandemic.
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.
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is announcing several new and expanded opportunities for climate smart agriculture in 2022.
Corn farmers who “split-apply” nitrogen now have another option for insurance coverage under the Post Application Coverage Endorsement.
The Department has set aside up to $50 million in pandemic assistance funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act for SMHPP.
USDA is deploying $100 million under the new Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program for $1 billion in loan guarantees for meat and poultry processors.
USDA will focus on creating opportunity for underserved producers through technical assistance, access to land and credit, and access to markets.