Leaders of an association representing Farm Service Agency (FSA) committee members are raising concerns that staff reductions have left “many offices without the necessary employee resources to ...

On September 25, 2024, USDA’s Acting Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs issued a Notice to all Farm Service Agency (FSA) State and County Offices, directing them to cease processing and/or ...

Staff shortages at Farm Service Agency offices are alarming members of the farmer-elected committees that oversee county office operations across the country, who warn that increased responsibilities ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Minnesota Farm Service Agency Executive Director Kurt Blomgren heads operations of the agency in the state, but he once sat in another chair, that of an FSA county committee member.

For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) to enhance their ...