Moorhead MN USDA Office Visit: Intro to Federal Ag Programs and Disaster Assistance
Thu, Feb 15
|Clay County USDA Farm Services Center
This facilitated group visit to the USDA Farm Services Agency in Moorhead will introduce farmers and landowners to federal staff, farm programs, and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). More information below.
Time & Location
Feb 15, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Clay County USDA Farm Services Center, 1615 30th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560, USA
About the event
Go Farm Connect is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to host this introductory visit with staff at the Clay County USDA Farm Services Center in Moorhead. The visit will be facilitated by Connectors Noreen Thomas, certified organic specialty grain farmer at Doubting Thomas Farms, and Amy Rice, incubator farm manager at PRAIRIE Institute's New Roots Farm. Agency staff will briefly cover opportunities for growers to take advantage of federal farm loan and grant programs, including the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), which is insurance for fruits, vegetables and some other crops not covered by traditional crop insurance.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offer a wide variety of farm loans and programs such as crop insurance, infrastructure cost-share funding, and planning tools that benefit farmers and landowners. Many farmers don’t know that they qualify for USDA services that can positively…