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From the Capital Press The top official at USDA’s Farm Service Agency has this advice for farmers impacted by wildfire, or any disaster: Document everything. “Probably the most important thing you can do is go out and take pictures,” said Bill Beam, agency administrator, during a wildfire impact roundtable discussion…

To increase access to forage for wildfire-impacted producers, FSA recently authorized emergency use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres authorizing all counties in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington to donate grazing rights or haying authority to livestock producers in Oregon and Washington affected by the wildfires.  Emergency haying and grazing…

Agricultural operations in Washington have been significantly impacted by recent drought and wildfires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events. “We know current drought and wildfire conditions are adversely impacting crops, land, water…

From Progressive Farmer Landowners with acres potentially eligible to enroll as base acres for USDA commodity programs should get notifications sometime in the next month informing them about their eligibility. Read the rest of the article here.

From agweb.com U.S. farmers this year will harvest their smallest wheat crop since 1972, as a severe drought in the U.S. Plains has curbed production of hard red winter wheat, the largest variety grown in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Read the rest of the article…

From farmpolicynews.illinois.edu AgWeek’s Noah Fish reported that “the U.S. Department of Agriculture already has obligated more than $6 billion in payments under its new Farmer Bridge Assistance program just days after enrollment opened.” “The program, intended to help farmers facing tight margins and weak commodity prices for the 2025 crop…

On Feb. 20, 2026, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, providing $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop producers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production…

From world-grain.com The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) took the first step last week toward assuming Food for Peace, the flagship US international food aid program, with a series of roundtables on how to best operate it. The USDA, the US Department of State and Office of Management and Budget signed…

On Dec. 1, 2025, 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. As announced earlier this month by President Trump and Secretary Rollins, $12 billion will be paid to American farmers in 2026. Of…

From agriculture.com Last week the USDA officially announced $12 billion in bridge assistance for U.S. farmers to offset economic losses associated with low prices, high production costs, and trade disputes for the 2025 crop year. We provide estimates of what the bridge assistance payment rates could be for the larger acreage…