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USDA Announces Additional $250 Million in Financial Assistance ...

En EspanolWASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an additional $250 million in automatic payments ...

Declined aid from USDA, rising costs lead to nationwide food bank ...

Current food supply chain issues and rising costs of food are creating more dilemmas for food banks than at the height of the pandemic.

Discrimination Financial Assistance Program Home

Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides financial assistance for farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination ...

Emergency Relief Program (ERP) | Farm Service Agency - USDA

117-328) that provides about $3.7 billion in financial assistance for agricultural producers impacted by wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, winter storms and ...

Booker Statement on Payment of Financial Assistance to Farmers ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement ...

Working with USDA for Your Agricultural Operation - Farmers.gov

We work with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in many different ways, from in-person visits in USDA Service Centers to online applications.

Leaders Across the Country Praise Biden-Harris Administration ...

“I am pleased that today the USDA announced that this financial assistance has been disbursed to Black farmers and other farmers who were ...

Appealing for Relief: A New Report About Farmers ... - Farm Aid

Farmers who had been denied federal loans by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) won only 17% of cases in the USDA's National Appeals Division (NAD).

Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers

Are you a Historically Underserved Farmer or Rancher? Some groups of people are identified in Farm Bill legislation and in USDA policy as being Historically ...

Rural Development COVID-19 Response

USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses, and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants | Rural Development

This program helps eligible communities prepare, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water.

Black farmers were left behind from USDA programs in 2022. - NPR

An NPR data analysis shows Black farmers were accepted for USDA direct loans at a lower rate than other racial groups in 2022.

Fact Sheets | Farm Service Agency - USDA

This page contains links to FSA Fact Sheets, divided into categories. Please use the links below to jump to a specific topic category. All Fact Sheets are in ...

Farm Aid applauds USDA's Discrimination Financial Assistance ...

On July 31, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that payments had been distributed under the IRA's Discrimination Financial Assistance ...

DFAP is closed, will not reopen, USDA says - Farm Progress

Scams misleading potential recipients of Discrimination Financial Assistance Program money have been reported.

Was Your USDA Loan Denied? Here's Why - Neighbors Bank

A USDA loan denial isn't the end of the road. There are many reasons why a USDA loan might get denied. Lenders must send you an adverse action ...

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: USDA Should Conduct ...

In 2020 and 2021, the Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency provided $31 billion in aid to over 950000 producers of agricultural.

Federal judge halts disaster aid program for minority farmers

The USDA program is the latest to be blocked in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning affirmative action in college admissions.

Black Farmers FAQ: Addressing Systemic Discrimination

Black farmers face systemic discrimination and racism by public and private institutions like the USDA and barriers to economic mobility.

Federal Judge: USDA Discriminated Against White Farmers in 2022 ...

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court of Northern Texas issued an injunction based on a lawsuit brought by four farmers.