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Producers may be familiar with USDA farm loans, a variety of direct and guaranteed loan products, but Farm Service Agency administrator Bill Beam said many farmers don’t realize these offerings also include.   “Operating and direct emergency farm loans to producers unable to secure financial or commercial financing.”   So, as...

USDA layoffs and office consolidations are raising bipartisan concern in Congress.  Staffing levels could be pared by nearly 10% starting by early May, with the remaining staff relocated to three hubs around the country.  That’s according to briefed USDA officials, who are cited in a report by Government Executive, a government business news daily.   The layoffs and ...

The Trump administration is planning to severely scale back or outright eliminate funding for many programs across the Agriculture Department, according to White House documents obtained, as it slashes workers and closes offices at the local level...

On Monday, the USDA announced the cancellation of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, which will have a big impact on a Northwest School.  University of Idaho officials announced Wednesday that the largest grant in school history was terminated by the USDA’s announced.  The funds, ne...

Reports continue to say the Trump administration is planning to severely scale back or end all funding for many of the key programs in the Agriculture Department.  According to White House documents obtained by Government Executive, the Administration wants to cut workers and whole offices at the local level.   ...

On National Ag Day, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the agency is issuing up to $10 billion directly to ag producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program for the 2024 crop year.  ECAP Rollins said will help agricultural producers mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices.   “...

The Washington State FSA will host a webinar on the Value Added Producer Grant on Wednesday March 5th.  These grants are designed to help producers generate new products, create or expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer income.   ...

Midwest farmer Richard Fordyce is heading back to Washington, D.C., as the newly appointed Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation.  He served in the first Trump administration as the Farm Service Agency Administrator.  Fordyce said he super excited and incredibly humbled in having this opportunity to go back to Washington, going back to USDA, to work on behalf of America's farmers and

Producers can now enroll in one of the Farm Bill’s corner stone safety net programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage.   “Producers will be able to submit applications to our Farm Service Agency Service Center offices or county offices for ARC and PLC  for the 2025 crop year through April the 15th," said Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Kimberly Graham.  She

While there’s not much, there is still time for producers suffering losses last year due to specific disasters and adverse conditions to apply for USDA's Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm Raised Fish Program, better known as ELAP.  Far...