Resources for Resilient Farms

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What is ELAP?

June 10, 2026
ELAP provides emergency assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish. It covers losses due to adverse weather or other loss conditions including blizzards, disease, flood, water transport, and wildfires.
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QUÉ ES EL SEGURO DEL NAP Y CÓMO OBTENERLO

September 5, 2023
El Programa de Asistencia por Desastre para Cultivos no Asegurados (NAP), administrado por la Agencia de Servicios Agrícolas (FSA) del Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos (USDA), ofrece asistencia financiera a productores y productoras de cultivos no asegurables* cuando un desastre natural impide la siembra de cultivos u ocasiona pérdidas de la producción o la cosecha.
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Deadlines Extended for CSP and EQIP

March 15, 2023
The deadlines have been extended for USDA's CSP and EQIP program assistance with Inflation Reduction Act Funding: Southeast U.S .and Caribbean Area Applications Are due in March or April. This blog will walk you through what you need to know and provide contact for RAFI-USA technical assistance providers.
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FSA Forms to Have on File and Why

February 22, 2023
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides a wide range of programs and services for farmers, such as farm loans, disaster relief programs, and conservation programs. In this blog, we share the benefits of having an active FSA record and some tips for how to do so.
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RAFI Expands Service to U.S. Caribbean Territories

February 9, 2023
In the past two months, RAFI-USA staff have visited our new partner organizations in the U.S. Caribbean territories with whom we are working on an NRCS cooperative agreement. Read about how on-farm conservation efforts vary from the U.S. mainland to the Caribbean.
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RAFI-USA Enters Conservation Cooperative Agreement with USDA

May 31, 2022
RAFI-USA has been awarded funding to work with USDA in expanding access to conservation assistance for climate-smart agriculture and forestry. This support will help farmers of color in the SE U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Island access NRCS technical and financial assistance programs focused on key conservation priorities.
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USDA’s Farmer Fairness Portal: An FAQ

March 21, 2022
Learn about the USDA's Farmer Fairness Portal to report an experience or observation of a possible violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act or other federal fair competition laws in the livestock sector.
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USDA's Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program

March 1, 2022
Learn more about the USDA’s Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program which provides $1 billion in guaranteed loans to “facilitate financing for the start-up or expansion of activities in the middle of the food supply chain, particularly the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distribution of food, to increase capacity and help create a more resilient, diverse, and secure U.S. food supply chain.”
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What is LIP (Livestock Indemnity Program)?

January 7, 2022
LIP provides benefits to eligible livestock owners or contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by eligible loss conditions, including eligible adverse weather, eligible disease, and attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law.
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