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Acreage Reporting Deadline Looms

Published June 24, 2022

Farm Service Agency Deputy Administrator Scott Marlow says the deadline to report crop acreage is approaching. "The general deadline is July 15 for most crops, but other deadlines vary. We've had a certain amount of prevent plant this year and…

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…

A Partial Payment Expected for Phase One Disaster Aid

Published May 18, 2022

According to Farm Service Agency Associate Administrator Steve Peterson, the crop farmers who qualify for the phase one disaster relief program will only receive 75 percent of their expected payment, to ensure there’s enough money to cover additional losses or…

Slow Go for Disaster Relief

Published May 6, 2022

As Northern Plains livestock producers get their first round of drought relief payments, crop farmers are still waiting for more details from the Farm Service Agency on disaster relief. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says the USDA is expected to…

Cramer Asks FSA to Adjust Livestock Indemnity Program

Published May 6, 2022

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer sent a letter to the Farm Service Agency last month asking Administrator Zach Ducheneaux to make adjustments to the Livestock Indemnity Program. This program helps farmers experiencing higher than normal livestock deaths as a result…

Changes Made to Emergency Livestock Assistance Program

Published April 8, 2022

USDA Emergency Livestock Relief Program payments are starting to go out. "Those particular payments are based on the 2021 Livestock Forage Payments that producers applied for," said Marcy Svenningsen, State Executive Director, North Dakota Farm Service Agency. "There were over…

Livestock Disaster Payments to Be Distributed This Week

Published March 31, 2022

Livestock producers awaiting the first phase of disaster aid should start receiving that money this week. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency created a new program called the Emergency Livestock Relief Program with $750 million Congress allocated for livestock disaster aid…

USDA Partners with Northwest Seaport Alliance on Container Issues

Published March 18, 2022

In an effort to ease congestion at U.S. ports, the USDA is partnering with the Northwest Seaport Alliance to pre-position containers of ag goods near the port terminals at Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. The USDA says the Farm Service Agency…

USDA Names SD and ND FSA and Rural Development Appointees

Published March 17, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture named the remaining Farm Service Agency and Rural Development Agency appointments for the Red River Farm Network’s listening area. In South Dakota, Steve Dick is the new Farm Service Agency State Executive Director. Dick most…

“Getting Back to Normal” at ND Farm Service Agency

Published March 7, 2022

It’s North Dakota Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Marcy Svenningsen’s second week on the job. She is familiar with the agency and chaired the state committee during the Obama administration. One of the big changes at the FSA since…

Articles tagged under: Farm Service Agency

Acreage Reporting Deadline Looms

Navigating the New Disaster Program

A Partial Payment Expected for Phase One Disaster Aid

Slow Go for Disaster Relief

Cramer Asks FSA to Adjust Livestock Indemnity Program

Changes Made to Emergency Livestock Assistance Program

Livestock Disaster Payments to Be Distributed This Week

USDA Partners with Northwest Seaport Alliance on Container Issues

USDA Names SD and ND FSA and Rural Development Appointees

“Getting Back to Normal” at ND Farm Service Agency

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