USDA to expedite $10B in direct assistance to ag producers

The $20 billion question hanging over America’s struggling farmers

As Earth heats up, the growing frequency and intensity of disasters like catastrophic storms and heat waves are becoming a mounting problem for the people who grow the planet’s food. Warming is no longer solely eroding agricultural productivity and food security in distant nations or arid climates. It’s throttling production in the United States.This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.Farmers and …

USDA expediting $10 billion in direct economic assistance to ag producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release previously obligated funding under the Rural Energy For America Program (REAP), Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean…

Deadline to enroll in USDA program - Miami Valley Today

COLUMBUS — Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the agriculture risk coverage (ARC) or price loss coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income support to eligible farmers who experience substantial declines in crop prices or revenues for the 2025 crop year. In Ohio, producers …

The $20B question hanging over America’s struggling farmers

As Earth heats up, the growing frequency and intensity of disasters like catastrophic storms and heat waves are becoming a mounting problem for the people who grow the planet’s food. Warming is no longer solely eroding agricultural productivity and food security in distant nations or arid climates. It’s throttling production in the United States.Farmers and ranchers across the country lost at least $20.3 billion in crops and rangeland to extreme…

'We support our family farmers': USDA opens applications for economic assistance

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Georgia farmers can now apply for economic assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Hurricane Helene devastated the state and left many farmers on the brink of bankruptcy. For some, it could take years for their crop to return. Farmers have already been struggling in recent years with difficult market conditions and rising costs. Senator Jon Ossoff told WSAV that he wanted the Hurricane Helene response…

Agricultural relief payments may keep farmers afloat - Lowndes Signal

By Katie Nichols Special to The Lowndes Signal U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced up to $10 billion in agricultural relief payments will be awarded to producers. Payments will be administered directly to farmers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Adam Rabinowitz, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System economist, said the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program will help agricultural producers mitigat…