Articles tagged under: Farm Service Agency
USDA Extends CFAP Eligibility to All Barley Growers
Published September 25, 2020
Barley is now on the list of eligible commodities the first round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Previously, only malting barley was considered for the program. If an application was submitted for non-malting barley and declined, a farmer must…CRP Bale Removal Deadline is Oct. 1
Published September 21, 2020
North Dakota farmers and ranchers have just over one week, until October 1, to remove bales from Conservation Reserve Program acres. A deadline extension was granted for this year only to alleviate potential damage to CRP acreage caused by excess…FSA Works to Speed Up WHIP+ Processing
Published September 21, 2020
The Farm Service Agency is trying to reduce the time required to process and review WHIP+ applications. Sign-up for the program opened in September 2019 and some farmers haven’t received a payment. It's a busy time at local offices. The…FSA Slowly Moving Through WHIP+ Applications
Published September 14, 2020
Of the near 10,000 WHIP+ applications submitted in Minnesota so far, about 4,300 applications have received money totaling about $60 million. Minnesota Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Joe Martin says there are still lots of applications to work on…CFAP Sign-Up Lags with Extended Deadline
Published September 2, 2020
With just days left in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up period, the Farm Service Agency says they’ve paid out more than $9.4 billion of the $16 billion allocated for the program. So far, Minnesota farmers received more than $583…FSA Confirms Large 2020 Prevent Plant Acres in Dakotas
Published August 13, 2020
In their first prevent plant estimate of 2020, the Farm Service Agency says there are nearly nine million prevent plant acres across the country. North Dakota has the most at more than 2.57 million acres. The majority of those acres…USDA Extends CFAP Deadline, Adds Commodities
Published August 11, 2020
USDA has extended the application deadline for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to September 11. The list of eligible commodities was also expanded, now including all sheep. Only lambs and yearlings were eligible previously. USDA is also releasing the remaining…Fordyce Anticipates More Applicants in Final Month of CFAP Sign-Up
Published August 3, 2020
With less than one month left for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA has distributed $6.5 billion. It’s unknown if the entire $16 billion allocated for the program will be distributed. Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce said…Farm Assistance Included in COVID Bill
Published July 28, 2020
The Senate GOP coronavirus relief package includes $20 billion in direct funding for agricultural assistance. When combined with the $14 billion that has already been authorized for the Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA will have a total of $34 billion in…