Articles tagged under: Emergency Relief Program
#6: Emergency Relief Program Delivers Dollars to Farm Country
Published January 4, 2023
Ad hoc disaster assistance was delivered to farmers and ranchers this past year, which was ranked as the Red River Farm Network’s # 6 story of 2022. The Emergency Relief Program delivered $6.4 billion for unexpected crop and livestock losses…ERP Phase One Deadline Drawing Near
Published December 2, 2022
The last day for eligible farmers to apply for phase one of the Emergency Relief Program is December 16. North Dakota Farm Service Agency Executive Director Marcey Svenningson says phase one is based on the 2020 and 2021 crop years.…ERP Extension Sought
Published December 2, 2022
A coalition of nearly 20 farm groups is urging the leadership of the agriculture appropriations subcommittees to provide adequate resources to extend the Emergency Relief Program to cover losses for 2022. The letter to lawmakers said the next farm bill…More Phase One Emergency Relief Program Applications Being Mailed
Published August 19, 2022
The Farm Service Agency will mail additional pre-filled Emergency Relief Program applications in the next two weeks to farmers who have potential crop losses from disasters in 2020 and 2021. Farmers are expected to receive their assistance direct deposited to…FSA Fixes AGI Calculation Challenges in Disaster Aid
Published August 19, 2022
The Farm Service Agency has created an appeal process for farmers challenged by the Emergency Relief Program’s adjusted gross income calculation. The calculations prevented some farmers from fully recovering eligible losses due to payment limits. "This is very good news…Updates Made in the Emergency Relief Program
Published July 28, 2022
The Farm Service Agency will indefinitely extend the deadline for farmers to return the pre-filled applications for phase one of the Emergency Relief Program. FSA is also starting to mail out the pre-filled Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program applications. A…ERP Payments Top $4 Billion
Published June 30, 2022
To date, USDA has issued more than $4 billion in Emergency Relief Program funds. That represents 67 percent of the more than $6 billion expected to be paid to farmers in the first phase of the program. Farmers have until…Navigating the New Disaster Program
Published June 17, 2022
Many Northern Plains farmers are finding the new disaster relief program easy to use with timely payments, but others are navigating hiccups in the program. One challenge in the first phase of Emergency Relief Program deals with payment limits. The…Farmers Receive Emergency Relief Program Payments
Published June 17, 2022
Two weeks into the new Farm Service Agency Emergency Relief Program, crop farmers in the Northern Plains are receiving phase one payments. As of June 13, the FSA paid out $366 million to North Dakota farmers. More than $161 million…