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Welcome to the USDA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains guidance documents issued by USDA and its agencies that are in effect today. The guidance documents contained herein lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. The USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available through this guidance portal, except to establish historical facts. The Department reserves the right to remove any such documents at any time from this Portal.

USDA is continually updating its portal and agency websites to ensure that current guidance is on the portal and obsolete guidance is removed.

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Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers Loans August 1, 2025
NAP & ELAP for Shellfish Producers Disaster Protection and Recovery, Fish August 1, 2025
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) / Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm Raised Fish Program (ELAP) Comparison Honeybee Disaster Protection and Recovery, Bees and Pollinators August 1, 2025
Emergency Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Haying and Grazing Disaster Protection and Recovery, Conservation, Livestock August 1, 2025
Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP) Commodities Income Safety Net, Disaster Protection and Recovery August 1, 2025
HACCP Model for Ready-to-Eat Fermented, Salt-Cured, and Dried Products (Not Heat Treated—Shelf Stable) HACCP August 1, 2025
Natural Resource Concerns Fact Sheet Alaska Conservation August 1, 2025
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) Disaster Protection and Recovery August 1, 2025
Risk Management Agency (RMA) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) Aquaculture Programs Crop Insurance August 1, 2025
Aquaculture (Shellfish, Oysters, Clams, WFRP) Crop Insurance August 1, 2025