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CRP Enrollment Period Opens Next Week

Published February 17, 2023

North Dakota Farm Service Agency Executive Director Marcy Svenningsen says this enrollment includes both new and expiring Conservation Reserve Program offers. Even with high commodity prices, Svenningsen feels there’s still value in putting land into CRP. "The FSA introduced a…

LIP Deadline Coming Up

Published February 17, 2023

The Livestock Indemnity Program application deadline is March 1. If a notice of loss has been filed, South Dakota Farm Service Agency Disaster Program Manager Logan Kopfmann says now is the time to get the rest of the documents submitted.…

Emergency Relief Program Phase Two Coming Soon

Published September 17, 2022

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux tells the Red River Farm Network the second phase of the Emergency Relief Program and the Emergency Livestock Relief Program will be rolled out at the same time, likely this fall. The details of…

First Glance at FSA Acreage Data

Published August 22, 2022

The Farm Service Agency was scheduled to release its report on 2022 certified acrage earlier this month, but the data never came. USDA said additional time was neeeded to process the information. The acreage report, which includes prevent plant statistics,…

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…

Prevent Plant Data Delayed

Published August 15, 2022

The USDA Farm Service Agency was scheduled to release the first look at prevent plant acres in the United States on Friday, but the data was never published. According to the FSA, more time is needed to process the data.

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…

Ranchers Needed Relief Program This Year

Published July 21, 2022

The revised payment rates for the Farm Service Agency's Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) are a big deal for North Dakota livestock producers who lost animals in the spring blizzard. That includes North Dakota Stockmen's Association President Jeff Schafer. "We always…

Document Disaster Losses

Published June 29, 2022

Photos and detailed notes are important when documenting crop and livestock losses. Farm Service Agency Deputy Administrator Scott Marlow offered advice for farmers filing applications for USDA disaster programs. "In the moment, you may think I'll remember this, but it's…

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CRP Enrollment Period Opens Next Week

LIP Deadline Coming Up

Emergency Relief Program Phase Two Coming Soon

First Glance at FSA Acreage Data

More Phase One Emergency Relief Program Applications Being Mailed

FSA Fixes AGI Calculation Challenges in Disaster Aid

Prevent Plant Data Delayed

Updates Made in the Emergency Relief Program

Ranchers Needed Relief Program This Year

Document Disaster Losses

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