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Government Programs

Fact sheets and information on federal farm programs, including farm loans, crop insurance, conservation programs, and disaster assistance.

Safety Net

ARC/PLC

Provides income support to producers when crop revenues or commodity prices fall below established levels.

USDA Loans

Marketing Assistance Loans

Provides short-term financing using harvested commodities as collateral, giving producers greater flexibility in when they market their crops.

County Price Rates

Provides current Posted County Prices used to determine repayment rates and potential benefits for eligible commodities.

Commodity Loan Rates

Provides USDA loan rates for eligible commodities by crop year and location.

Farm Storage Facility Loan Program

Offers low-interest financing to build, purchase or upgrade eligible on-farm storage and handling facilities and equipment.

Farm Operating Loans

Provides financing to help producers cover operating expenses, equipment, livestock and other costs of running a farm.

Farm Ownership Loans

Helps eligible producers purchase, expand or improve farms and agricultural property.

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans

Offers loan opportunities and targeted assistance to help beginning farmers and ranchers establish and grow their operations.

Crop Insurance

RMA Insurance Plans

Explore federal crop insurance plans designed to protect producers against production, revenue and other agricultural risks.

RMA Crop Policies

Find crop-specific insurance policies, provisions and related documents from USDA’s Risk Management Agency.

Enhanced Coverage Option

Provides additional area-based coverage that supplements a producer’s underlying crop insurance policy.

ECO

Supplemental Coverage Option

Provides additional county-based coverage for a portion of losses not covered by a producer’s underlying crop insurance policy.

SCO

Margin Coverage Option

Provides area-based coverage against decreases in operating margins caused by lower revenue or higher input costs.

MCO

RMA Actuarial Information Browser

Access crop insurance rates, coverage levels, dates and other actuarial information by crop and location.

RMA County Yields

View county-level yield information used in federal crop insurance programs.

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Learn about crop insurance benefits and provisions available specifically to beginning farmers and ranchers.

Conservation Programs

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Provides technical and financial assistance to help producers address natural resource concerns and improve conservation on working lands.

Conservation Stewardship Program

Helps producers build on existing conservation efforts while maintaining productive agricultural operations.

CSP

Conservation Reserve Program

Provides payments to producers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and establish conservation cover.

CRP

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

Helps protect agricultural lands, wetlands and their conservation benefits through long-term easements.

Conservation Innovation Grants

Supports innovative approaches and technologies for addressing conservation challenges on agricultural lands.

Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Brings producers and partner organizations together to address natural resource concerns through locally led conservation projects.

Disaster Assistance

Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

Provides one-time economic assistance to eligible producers of covered commodities to help address market disruptions and elevated production costs.

FBA

Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

Provides economic assistance to eligible producers of covered commodities affected by increased input costs and lower commodity prices.

Emergency Relief Program

Provides financial assistance to eligible producers who suffered crop losses due to qualifying natural disasters.

ERP
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