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USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning today, nearly one half of the 1.7 million farms that signed up for either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will receive safety-net payments for the 2014 crop...

USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today provided farm owners and producers one additional week, until April 7, 2015, to choose between Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), the safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The final day...

USDA Implements 2014 Farm Bill Provision to Limit Payments to Non-Farmers

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a proposed rule to limit farm payments to non-farmers, consistent with requirements Congress mandated in the 2014 Farm Bill. The proposed rule limits farm payments to individuals who may be designated as farm...

USDA Partners with States, Tribes to Improve Public Access on Private Lands

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that the Department of Agriculture will partner with nine State agencies and with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation to increase recreational and economic opportunities on private lands. Funding is provided...

USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2014 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the application deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) will be extended until Dec. 19, 2014. The program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, protects participating dairy producers...

Adrienne Peña-Garza

May 15, 2026

She’s a connector with quiet strength, compassionate leader, a team player and a strategist. She builds partnerships, provides guidance and connects communities, especially rural America, to USDA programs and resources.

Adrienne Garza, Senior Advisor, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Tropical Storm Beta

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Tropical Storm Beta that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county...

USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2034

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2024 – On November 7, 2024, at 3 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release selected tables from the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2034 report prepared in support of the President’s annual budget process as defined in the Budget Control Act...

USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Sally

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Sally that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices...

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