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Biden-Harris AdAdministration Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Help Farmers, Ranchers and Rural Businesses Invest in Renewable Energy Systems and Energy-Efficiency Improvements
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 6, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications starting on April 1 for $1 billion in grants to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements.
USDA Expands Margin Protection for Corn and Soybean Farmers
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 6, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its Margin Protection insurance plan, adding more than a thousand counties to the insurance option that provides coverage against an unexpected decrease in operating margin for corn and soybean producers.
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $40 Million to Bring High-Speed Internet to People in Rural New Mexico
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $40 million to provide high-speed internet access for people living and working in rural areas in New Mexico.
USDA Announces April 2023 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2023, which are effective April 3, 2023. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Help Farmers, Ranchers and Rural Businesses Invest in Renewable Energy Systems and Energy-Efficiency Improvements
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications starting on April 1 for $1 billion in grants to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements.
USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk
By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
By USDA Newswire Reports | Mar 29, 2023
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed...
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
By USDA Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Washington - 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 2022, which runs from Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023.