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Coronavirus and USDA Assistance for Farmers
Coronavirus and USDA Assistance for Farmers

We are committed to delivering USDA programs and services to America’s farmers and ranchers while taking safety measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Learn About Resources for for Coronavirus and USDA Assistance for Farmers

Resources

Seafood Trade Relief Program

Through the Seafood Trade Relief Program, USDA is helping fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs. Apply by January 15, 2021.

Seafood Trade Relief Program

AskUSDA

AskUSDA: One Central entry point for you to access information and help from USDA.

AskUSDA

Coronavirus and USDA Service Centers

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Coronavirus and USDA Service Centers

Disaster Assistance Programs at a Glance

New brochure gives an overview of disaster assistance programs.

Disaster Assistance Programs at a Glance

FSA in the News

  • USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2020, which runs from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021.

  • USDA Announces Six More Farm Service Agency County Committees for Urban Agriculture, Requests Nominations

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced six additional locations for Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees focused exclusively on urban agriculture.

  • FSA Quickly Implemented Crucial Programs Amid Challenging Year

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) helped farmers, livestock producers and foresters weather a tough 2020, marked with a pandemic and natural disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, FSA continued to deliver farm programs to producers through phone and online tools, using social distancing guidelines. The agency also provided extra flexibilities to its programs, adjusting reporting dates and loan processing timelines, and continued to expand technology and streamline services to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

  • In Challenging Year, USDA Continued its Focus on America’s Farmers and Ranchers

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2020 – USDA farm programs helped farmers and ranchers weather a tough 2020, one marked with a pandemic and multiple natural disasters. USDA’s farm program agencies – the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center – worked to deliver programs to assist agricultural producers while also making strides to enhance efficiency and effectiveness to improve service to customers.

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