Federal Resources

• USDA to Purchase Up to $3 Billion in Agricultural Commodities, Issue Solicitations for Interested Participants
• H-2A Requirements 
  
  
• Coronavirus Food Assistance Program USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 
  
  
• Emergency Animal Mortality Management 

Registration is required. Click the link below that corresponds to the webinar session you would like to attend.

• Row Crop & Forage Stakeholder Webinar
  • Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 11:00 a.m. EST
  • will cover SDRP Stage 2 for row crops and forage losses as well as OFSCLP
• Specialty Crop Stakeholder Webinar
  • Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 3:30 p.m. EST
  • will cover SDRP Stage 2 for specialty crops
• Dairy Stakeholder Webinar
  • Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 11:00 a.m. EST
  • will cover MLP

Risk Management Agency (RMA) Webinars

The Risk Management Agency will host separate webinars for Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) and Crop Insurance Agents. AIPs and Agents should make plans to attend the applicable webinar below in lieu of the FSA Stakeholder webinars. RMA will provide more information including registration instructions.  

• RMA AIP Webinar
  • Dec. 3 at 3:00 p.m. EST
• RMA Agents Webinar
  • Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. EST

Program Information

• SDRP Stage 2 - covers eligible crop, tree, bush and vine losses that were not covered under Stage One program provisions, including non-indemnified (shallow loss), uncovered (uninsured) and quality losses. Losses must be due to qualifying natural disaster events in 2023 and/or 2024.
• MLP - provides up to $1.65 million in payments to eligible dairy operations for milk that was dumped or removed without compensation from the commercial milk market because of a qualifying natural disaster event in 2023 and/or 2024.
• OFSCLP - producers who suffered losses of eligible harvested commodities while stored in on-farm structures in 2023 and/or 2024 due to a qualifying natural disaster event may be eligible for assistance through the On-Farm Stored Commodity Loss Program, which provides for up to $5 million to impacted producers. 
• Read the full program announcement here.