Zach Ducheneaux

It's a supplemental component to USDA's Dairy Margin Coverage, and as FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux points out, its among enhancements and modifications made for the program for 2022. Ducheneaux, said eligible dairy operations with less than five million pounds of established production history may enroll supplemental pounds based upon a formula using 2019 actual milk marketing's ... Read Mor

The USDA is mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency county and urban county committee elections. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative Areas for committee members who make decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally ...

The Department of Agriculture is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to agricultural producers. The funds are for farmers enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2020 crop year. The payments provide support to help mitigate fluctuations in either revenue or prices for certain crops. Thes ...

Earlier this year, USDA announced assistance for eligible livestock producers impacted by drought associated feed transportation costs. FSA Administrator, Zach Ducheneaux, said the assistance is connected to ELAP, and now producers also have an online feed transportation producer tool ...

With several in the farm, food, and forest sectors continuing to experience economic challenges related to the pandemic, the USDA is still offering aid, via a host of specific programs. Rod Bain takes a look at some of these offerings and how they can help today’s farmer. ...

The USDA says a higher loan limit will be available for borrowers seeking a guaranteed farm loan. As of October 1st, the limit increased from $1.776 million to $1.825 million. “Farm loans are critical for our customers’ annual operating and family living expenses, emergency needs, and cash flow,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. “Raising the gua ...

The USDA is providing additional time for livestock and poultry producers to apply for the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program, or PLIP. Producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing may now apply for assistance for those losses and the cost of depopulation and disposal of the animals through October 12th, 2021, rather than the original deadline of Se

On Tuesday, the USDA announced it is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Department, harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 are eligible for the Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative ...

A newly announced aspect of the USDA's pandemic assistance for producers initiative, is focused on livestock and poultry producers. "These producers who had to euthanize or otherwise dispose of animals because slaughter capacity just wasn't there because of the pandemic," said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux ...

Farmers have until August 20 to apply for the Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands. This year, the Department of Agriculture updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increase the program's conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national priority zones ...