FSA is relaxing the loan-making process and adding flexibilities for servicing direct and guaranteed loans to provide credit to producers in need.
Read MoreWith the change in food purchasing habits from coronavirus, Oregon Tilth has created a free webinar for farmers who want to learn about direct-to-consumer online sales platforms.
Read MoreThe U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Georgia small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The disaster declaration makes SBA assistance available in the entire state of Georgia; and the contiguous counties of Barbour, Chambers, Cherokee, Cleburne, De Kalb, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Lee, Randolph, and Russell in Alabama; Baker, Columbia, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, and Nassau in Florida; Cherokee, Clay, Jackson, and Macon in North Carolina; Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Barnwell, Edgefield, Hampton, Jasper, McCormick, and Oconee in South Carolina; Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, and Polk in Tennessee.
Read MoreAgricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019 can apply through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Sign-up for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program began Sept. 11.
Read MoreAll Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business with the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or any other Service Center agency are required to call their Service Center to schedule a phone appointment. In the event a Service Center is closed, producers can receive assistance from the closest alternate Service Center by phone.
Read MoreThe Cornell Small Farms Program is offering free access for any two online courses through the end of April.
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A 10-minute overview of steps that small farms can take to improve food safety on their operations.
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Georgia producers who wish to sign up for important conservation, risk management, and financial assistance programs from FSA, NRCS, and RMA have until February 28. Visit your local USDA service center or crop insurance provider as soon as possible.
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Farmers with eligible losses due to Hurricane Michael must enroll and apply at farmrecovery.com. Once the application opens, eligible producers should create a farmrecovery.com account to add required information and upload documents. The application and enrollment period will last three weeks. Please monitor farmrecovery.com for more information on the application dates and deadlines.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) provides coverage against loss of yield because of insurable causes of loss for hemp grown for fiber, grain or Cannabidiol (CBD) oil and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage protects against losses associated with lower yields, destroyed crops or prevented planting where no permanent federal crop insurance program is available. Producers may apply now, and the deadline to sign up for both programs is March 16, 2020.
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