WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture will cut the direct payments for all crop farmers by 8.5 percent this year, not just for farmers who would be required to pay back certain other ...

USDA says there are no plans to provide direct payments to farmers impacted by soaring fertilizer prices. The news comes as a growing number of legislators and farm groups are pleading for assistance ...

USDA loans are mortgages backed or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Also called USDA rural development loans or rural housing loans, USDA home loans feature low or no down payments and ...

USDA's Farm Service Agency in N.J. announced that $760 million is available for approved but previously unfunded USDA direct farm ownership and operating loans throughout the country. USDA has already ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has reduced the Farm Service Agency direct loan application from 29 pages to 13 pages. Producers will also have the option to complete an ...

Feb. 10—WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm ...

HACKETTSTOWN -- Henri Ann Olsen, Acting State Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in New Jersey, announced this week that $760 million is available for approved but previously unfunded ...

The direct payments will be administered by the Farm Service Agency, according to Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey, based on total production and rates set by USDA on ...

USDA home loans offer a path to homeownership for those with lower incomes and for people who are looking to buy a home in certain areas of the country. These mortgages are backed by the US Department ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a wide variety of loan programs to support farmers, ranchers, and other people living in rural communities. USDA does this through Farm Loans, Housing ...

This story is part of a multipart series examining the disparate impacts on Black farmers. Lucious Abrams is the third generation to take over the family Georgia farm, an operation that has long grown ...