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Conservation Reserve Program

The Grassland CRP is part of the CRP program, a federally funded voluntary program that contracts with agricultural producers so that environmentally sensitive agricultural land is not farmed or ranched, but instead used for conservation benefits. FSA provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance. Grassland CRP helps landowners and operators protect grassland, including rangeland and pastureland, and certain other lands, while maintaining the areas as grazing lands.

Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program

PARP will assist eligible producers of agricultural commodities who experienced revenue decreases in calendar year 2020 compared to 2018 or 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PARP will help address gaps in previous pandemic assistance, which was targeted at price loss or lack of market access, rather than overall revenue losses.

Lely A4 Milking System Settlement

Your business could receive cash compensation from a class action settlement if you purchased or leased a brand new Lely Astronaut A4 milking system. Lely agreed to pay $49.75 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it sold defective A4 milking systems to farms and farmers. Lely has not admitted to any wrongdoing.

Rural Energy for America Grant Program

PARP will assist eligible producers of agricultural commodities who experienced revenue decreases in calendar year 2020 compared to 2018 or 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PARP will help address gaps in previous pandemic assistance, which was targeted at price loss or lack of market access, rather than overall revenue losses.

Organic Market Development Grant

This program focuses on building and expanding capacity for certified organic production, aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, distribution, and development of consumer markets. OMDG aims to increase the availability and demand for domestically produced organic agricultural products and address the critical need for additional market paths. AMS will give priority consideration to projects addressing specific market needs for organic grains and livestock feed, organic dairy, organic legumes and other rotational crops.