Welcome to the South Dakota State Farm Service Agency!

Our primary mission is to help South Dakota's farmers and ranchers secure the highest possible financial assistance from USDA programs and play a vital role to the economic survival of South Dakota's rural communities.

South Dakota FSA is proud to continue its strong tradition of providing customer-based service to South Dakota's producers. Please feel free to contact your local county office (USDA Service Center Locator) or our state office in Huron.

South Dakota State Committee

The Farm Service Agency State Committee in South Dakota reviews state and county operations by making decisions on how programs are applied on a state-wide basis. Appeals of County Committee decisions are heard at the state committee level. The South Dakota Farm Service Agency State Committee members are:

• Mark Gross, Chairman
• Tiffani Robertson, Member
• Gwen Kitzan, Member
• Bill Simonson, Member
• Kelsey Ducheneaux, Member

Spotlight

Coronavirus and USDA Service Centers

Some USDA Service Centers in South Dakota will begin allowing in-person office visits by appointment only. Our program delivery staff will be in the office and work with our producers in person, by phone, by email, or by using other online tools. All Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business should call ahead to confirm the office’s status and make an appointment before visiting. Visitors will be pre-screened based on health concerns or recent travel and must adhere to social distancing guidelines. Visitors will be required to wear a face covering during their appointment.

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

Are you a farmer or rancher whose operation has been directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic? USDA is implementing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.

Farm Service Agency will accept CFAP 2 applications from September 21 through December 11, 2020.

A call center will be available for producers who would like additional one-on-one support with the CFAP 2 application process. Please call 877-508-8364 to speak directly with a USDA employee ready to offer assistance. To find the latest information on CFAP 2, including forms and the contact information for your local Service Center, visit farmers.gov/CFAP.

In South Dakota News  

• USDA Issues $1.68 Billion in Payments to Producers Enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (October 15, 2020)

• Enrollment Begins for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs for 2021 (October 14, 2020)

• USDA Announces Oct. 30 Deadline to Submit Wildfire, Hurricane Disaster Assistance Applications (October 9, 2020)

• Dairy Margin Coverage Program Enrollment for 2021 Opens Oct. 13 (October 8, 2020)

• USDA Designates Six Nebraska Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas (September 28, 2020)

• USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields (September 25, 2020)

• USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus (September 18, 2020)

• USDA Designates Sioux County, Nebraska, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area (September 14, 2020)

• USDA Designates Fall River County, South Dakota, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area (September 14, 2020)

• USDA Offers Low-Interest Loans for Agricultural Producers in Minnesota Impacted by Natural Disasters (September 9, 2020)

• USDA Designates Niobrara County, Wyoming, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area (September 9, 2020)

• USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields (September 8, 2020)

• Deadline Approaching for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (August 29, 2020)

• USDA Extends Signup Deadline for New Conservation Pilot Program in Prairie Pothole Region (August 26, 2020)

• USDA Announces More Eligible Commodities for CFAP (August 11, 2020)

• USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification (August 10, 2020)

• USDA Announces Changes to Emergency Haying and Grazing Provisions (August 7, 2020)

• USDA Offers Annual Installment Deferral Option for Farm Storage Facility Loan Borrowers (August 6, 2020)

• USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in South Dakota (August 3, 2020)

• Additional Commodities Eligible for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (July 9, 2020)

• USDA Announces More Thank 1.2 Million Acres Accepted in Recent Signup for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands (July 9, 2020)
  
  

• May Margin Triggers Dairy Margin Coverage Program Payment  (July 7, 2020)

• USDA Announces Flexibilities for Producers Filing ‘Notice of Loss’ for Failed, Prevented Planted Acres (July 2, 2020)

• USDA Designates Deuel County, South Dakota, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area (July 1, 2020)

Contact the South Dakota State Office at:

United States Department of Agriculture
South Dakota Farm Service Agency
200 Fourth St. SW Room 308
Huron, SD 57350

Phone: (605) 352-1160

Fax: 855-243-6003