Impacted Area: Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio

Triggering Disaster S6123: Flooding, flash flooding, and excessive rain

Application Deadline: August 24, 2026

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Impacted Area: Minnesota, Iowa

Triggering Disaster: High winds that occurred on September 4, 2025, July 28, 2025. Excessive Rain and High Winds that occurred on July 27, 2025, through July 28, 2025

Application Deadline: September 15, 2026

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.

Impacted Area(s): Michigan, Ohio

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast Track): 08/05/2025-ongoing

Application Deadline(s): 06/01/2026, 08/31/2026

These Secretarial natural disaster designations allow the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

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Impacted Area: Michigan

Triggering Disaster: Severe Winter Storms: 03/28/2025- 03/30/2025

Application Deadline: 03/23/2026

These Presidential Major Disaster Declarations allow the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Impacted Area: Idaho

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast Track)

Application Deadline: August 31, 2026

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Impacted Area: Oklahoma, Texas

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast-Track)

Application Deadline: August 31, 2026

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Impacted Area:  Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee

Triggering Disaster: Drought

Application Deadline(s): Various, 05/22/2026, 05/26/2026, 06/01/2026

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee voting period, and eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country should receive ballots this week.

 Producers and landowners must return ballots to their local FSA county office or have their ballots postmarked by Feb. 2, 2026, for those ballots to be counted. Newly elected members will take office on March 2, 2026.       

Impacted Area(s): Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri

Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes during the period of May 16 to May 17, 2025

Application Deadline(s): Various, 01/23/2026, 03/23/2026

This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Impacted Area: West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms, Straight-lined Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides

Application Deadline: 03/23/26

This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for January 2026, which are effective Jan. 1, 2026. USDA 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. Find the rate details in the full article on FSA's news release page.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), the eligible commodity per-acre payment rates. FBA payments are based on 2025 planted acres, Economic Research Service cost of production, and the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate Report.

Double crop acres and all intended row crop uses are eligible for FBA except prevent plant acres, grazing, volunteer stands, experimental, green manure, and crops left standing and abandoned or cover crops.

Farmers who qualify for the FBA Program can expect payments in their bank accounts by February 28, 2026,” said Secretary Brooke Rollins.

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 2025, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026. USDA’s December 9, 2025, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde) projects that crop year 2025 (fiscal year 2025) U.S. ending sugar stocks are unlikely to lead to forfeitures. Therefore, USDA does not currently expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2025. The next quarterly estimate regarding the Feedstock Flexibility Program will occur on or before April 1, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced Marketing Assistance Loan rates for 2026-crop graded wool by micron class. Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) are marketing tools available to producers upon harvest or shearing and are available for graded wool, ungraded wool and mohair. The rates increased for graded wool to $1.60 per pound (greasy basis). The loan rates for ungraded wool were moved up to $0.55 per pound (greasy basis) and the loan rate for mohair to $5.00 per pound.

Impacted Area: Maine, New Hampshire

Triggering Disaster: moisture and prolonged colder than normal temperatures

Application Deadline: 08/24/2026

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

USDA announced disaster assistance for Washington agricultural producers impacted by recent flooding. Multiple programs are available to help farmers recover from livestock losses, crop damage, and infrastructure destruction, including livestock indemnity payments, emergency assistance, tree replanting cost-share, conservation restoration funding, and emergency farm loans. Producers should contact their local FSA office as soon as possible to report losses and learn about eligibility requirements and application deadlines for these recovery programs. Read the full article on the FSA website for more information.

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Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster(s): Severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding

Application Deadline(s): Various ranging from March 16 - April 20th, 2026.

This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred on July 12, 2025, through July 14, 2025.

Application Deadline: August 16, 2026

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.

USDA announced updated interest rates for FSA farm loans effective December 1, 2025. Direct operating loans are set at 4.625%, direct ownership loans at 5.750%, and emergency loans at 3.750%. Farm storage facility loan rates range from 3.500% for three-year terms to 4.250% for twelve-year terms, while commodity loans (less than one year) are 4.625%. Check out the extended article for more information.

USDA announced a $38.1 million block grant agreement with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to help Tennessee producers recover from Hurricane Helene losses. The funding will cover infrastructure and timber losses, as well as future economic and market losses not addressed by other USDA disaster programs. This is part of USDA's $30 billion disaster assistance effort authorized by the American Relief Act, 2025, with similar block grants being developed for 14 states to address each state's unique recovery needs.

USDA announced $1.2 billion in bridge payments to help farmers and ranchers impacted by market disruptions and natural disasters, with payments expected to reach producers before Christmas. The one-time payments will go to eligible producers who participated in 2024 USDA programs including ARC, PLC, dairy margin coverage, and emergency relief programs. Payments range from $5,000 to $125,000 per person or legal entity, automatically disbursed to those with 2024 program enrollment. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins emphasized the payments will provide critical relief during challenging economic conditions while the administration works on longer-term farm bill solutions.

Impacted Area: New York, Pennsylvania

‍Triggering Disaster(s): Tornado, Flash Flood

‍Application Deadline: 7/25/2026

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.

Impacted Area: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia

Triggering Disaster: Drought

Application Deadline: 05/26/2026

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Impacted Area(s): West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania

Triggering Disaster: Drought

Application Deadline: 06/01/2025

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Impacted Area: New York

Triggering Disaster(s): Tornado, Flash Flood, Flood

Application Deadline: 7/25/2025

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.

Impacted Area: Illinois

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast-Track)

Application Deadline: 08/03/2026

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

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Impacted Area(s): Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin

Triggering Disaster: Severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding

Application Deadlines: May 29, 2025 - July 24, 2025

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.

Impacted Area: Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast-Track)

Application Deadline: 05/26/2026

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Zach Riley has been appointed as the new State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in New Mexico. Riley, who comes from a four-generation ranching family in eastern New Mexico, brings extensive experience in agriculture policy and advocacy, having worked with the Farm Bureau and Livestock Associations and contributed to multiple farm bills. As SED, he will oversee the delivery of FSA commodity, conservation, credit, and disaster assistance programs to agricultural producers throughout New Mexico.

Affected areas: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin

Triggering Disaster(s): Weather that occurred between June and July 2025

Application deadlines: Various, ranging from May to July, 2026.

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.