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HURON, S.D.  – The USDA has announced $60 million in additional disaster relief funding due to high demand from grain producers across nine states. Initially, the United States Department of Agriculture allocated $20 million to the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP), which provides financial assistance to producers with losses because of destructions caused by eligible […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lending options for ranchers and farmers are enhanced through USDA’s Farm Service Agency loans that provide access to capital to help ag producers start or expand their ranching or farming operations, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs. Operating, Ownership and Emergency Loans FSA offers farm ownership and operating […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before the applicable deadline. July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but acreage reporting deadlines vary by county and by crop. Producers should make an appointment as […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Producers, tribal leaders and organizations under the U.S. Department of Agriculture met in Pierre, South Dakota the first week of June for the USDA and Intertribal Agriculture Council ’s Great Plains Regional Ag Summit. Dustin Schmidt is a farmer and rancher from White River, South Dakota. This week, he talked to fellow […]
PIERRE, S.D. – After hearing recent input from ranchers and farmers, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has provided additional flexibilities and further enhanced disaster recovery assistance. Livestock producers in the Western U.S. experienced significant feed, forage, animal and infrastructure loss from preexisting, long-term drought conditions further compounded by unprecedented snowfall and winter storms. Among the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced appointees who will serve on the South Dakota USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee. Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The USDA’s Farm Service Agency has announced a historic agreement with several tribes in South Dakota. The Cheyenne River Sioux, Oglala Sioux, and Rosebud Sioux Tribes will work with the USDA to improve grassland productivity, reduce soil erosion, and enhance wildlife habitat on tribal land. Through the Conservation Reservation Enhancement Program […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Equity Commission investigating discrimination within the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants the agency to consider eliminating the county committee system that has played a big role in managing the Farm Service Agency’s agricultural programs. US Farm Service Agency Administrator and South Dakota rancher Zach Ducheneaux told lawmakers late last week that […]
STURGIS, SD – Ranchers and farmers have until Aug. 1, 2022, to nominate candidates to serve on their local County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for members. LAAs are elective areas for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction. This may include LAAs that […]
BISMARCK, ND – The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has revised the payment rate for young calves through its Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) made the request of the federal agency in early May, after gaps in the disaster program aimed at adverse weather-induced livestock losses became apparent following two […]
