USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced Monday a new pilot program aimed at streamlining the crop acreage reporting process. The program — part of the agency’s One Farmer, One File initiative — will ...

For Indiana farmers and livestock producers still cleaning up after August’s devastating storms and flooding, the federal disaster designation has moved recovery into its next phase. Now, USDA’s Farm ...

TOPEKA, KAN. (Firm to Farm) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation has issued a highly anticipated final rule. Published and effective June 2, 2026, the rule ...

New loan reforms speed approvals and improve farm financing access . Farmers and ranchers depend on reliable financing to ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with distributing commodity program payments due to farmers this month and also plans to “resume Farm Service Agency core operations,” Agriculture Secretary ...

OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers, rural bankers and Farm Credit institutions are increasingly turning to USDA's Farm Service Agency loan programs, but they all want higher credit limits, more flexibility on ...

As the federal government once again careens towards a shutdown, authority for some farm bill programs also expires after Sept. 30 as well. USDA has not provided details about its shutdown plans, but ...

April 15 is the deadline to sign-up for the 2025 farm program at local USDA Farm Service Agency offices throughout the United States. Eligible producers are able to choose between the price-only ...

Farmers will soon have a faster path to the loans they rely on, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture moves to streamline and ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill may have extended the 2018 farm bill, but it also introduced several adjustments that leave producers wondering what comes next. From adjusted gross income qualifications to ...

Keaton Dugan explains that before restructuring a farm business to pursue higher USDA payment limits, producers should ...