US EditionFederal aid still available to farmers impacted by 2023, 2024 floods
The USDA will distribute over $16 billion in flood relief, with $5.7 billion already paid to 381,000 producers for insured and uninsured crop losses.
- The USDA opened enrollment for Stage 2 of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program on Monday, allowing farmers to apply until April 30, 2026, for losses on uninsured crops from 2023 and 2024 floods.
- Back-to-Back devastating floods in 2023 and 2024 prompted USDA to announce new disaster relief funding for farmers affected by crop and harvest losses from those seasons.
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden said USDA will deliver more than $16 billion in assistance, with $5.7 billion distributed through Stage 1 to 381,000 producers.
- Producers should apply through their local USDA field office, keep loss records, meet a two-year linkage requirement at 60%, and expect payments with limits and higher caps for high-value crops.
- Reports say USDA transferred $13 billion from the Commodity Credit Corporation to a fund led by Brooke Rollins, while Vermont Department of Agriculture awaits drought aid as USDA leadership including Stephen Vaden assess 2025 needs.
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USDA to release a second round of disaster relief funding for farmers | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that it will release a second round of disaster relief funding for farmers who suffered losses in 2023 and 2024 as the result of a natural disaster.
USDA launches second stage of crop disaster assistance for farmers
BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will begin the second stage of crop disaster assistance. USDA's Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) assistance, which received congressional approval for up to $16 billion, has already distributed more than $5.5 billion in assistance, with $287 million coming to North Dakota. This [...]
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