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$208.0M in federal farm support recorded for New York in 2025.USDA program payments plus crop insurance premium subsidies. The premium subsidy share is paid to insurance companies, not to farmers.

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23 USDA programs

Upcoming USDA Deadlines

RMA 2 DAYS LEFT
Federal Crop Insurance — Fall Crops
Deadline: Varies by county — Sep 30 for winter wheat in many areas. Sales closing date for winter wheat and other fall-planted crops. RMA sets the date per county and crop — confirm yours with a crop insurance agent.
FSA 2 DAYS LEFT
Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) - Stage 1 and 2 Deadline
Deadline: Sep 30, 2026. Per farmers.gov, SDRP provides assistance to producers for crop revenue, quality or production losses due to weather-related events in 2023 and 2024. The deadline to apply for Stage 1 and Stage 2 is Sep 30, 2026. Eligibility rules apply; ask your FSA county office.
NRCS 34 DAYS LEFT
EQIP Application Ranking
Deadline: State-set cutoffs — many in late fall. EQIP applications are accepted year-round; NRCS ranks them in state-set funding cycles (farmers.gov lists these as varying by state). Ask your stat...
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Grants & USDA Funding Open Now

Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
REAP Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Program. Refer to Application Package AND Application Instruction links to obtain all necessary forms for a complete application. Con...
Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Energy Program
Rural Utilities Service
Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program
Rural Business-Cooperative Service · Closes: Jan 31, 2027
The primary objective of the program is to provide grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that will provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to market value-added agricultural produ...
International Programs & Trade, Invasive Species Program Funding Opportunity
Forest Service · Closes: Sep 30, 2026
Through this NOFO, IPT's Invasive Species program aims to support projects that advance tangible improvements in invasive species prevention by utilizing existing research knowledge on invasive spe...

All 23 USDA Programs for New York Farmers — Sorted by Deadline Urgency

EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program)Subsidy16d
NRCS · Deadline: ~Oct 15
Cost-share payments (typically 50-75%) for conservation practices: cover crops, fencing, water systems, nutrient management, erosion control, and more. Value: Cost-share typically 50-75% of practice cost (up to 90% for beginning, limited-resource, and veteran farmers). The previous $450,000 payment cap does not currently apply under the farm bill extension. Beginning farmers get 90% cost-share instead of 50-75%. Apply at your local NRCS office.
SARE Farmer/Rancher GrantGrant47d
NIFA (via SARE regions) · Deadline: ~Nov 15
Grants for on-farm research into sustainable practices. Test cover crops, rotational grazing, reduced tillage, new varieties — and get paid to do it. Value: $5,000–$30,000 depending on SARE region (individual or team project). This is one of the few competitive grants designed for individual farmers (not universities). Apply at your SARE regional office (online application).
DMC (Dairy Margin Coverage)Subsidy77d
FSA · Deadline: ~Dec 15
Protects dairy producers when the margin between milk price and feed costs shrinks. Premiums are low — Tier 1 coverage at $9.50 margin costs pennies per cwt. Value: Depends on production history; Tier 1 (first 5M lbs) premiums: $0.003–$0.15/cwt. Tier 1 coverage at $9.50 is almost always worth it — the premiums are extremely low relative to the protection. Apply at your local FSA office.
LFP (Livestock Forage Disaster Program)Subsidy108d
FSA · Deadline: ~Jan 15
Payments to livestock producers who graze on drought-affected pastures. Triggered automatically by Drought Monitor designations — you may already be eligible. Value: Monthly payment rate × months of qualifying drought (up to 5 months). $30-$80+/head. This is TRIGGERED BY DROUGHT — check droughtmonitor.unl.edu for your county. Apply at your local FSA office.
Federal Crop InsuranceSubsidyMar
RMA · Deadline: ~Mar 15
Government-subsidized crop insurance. The government pays ~60% of your premium. Protects against yield loss, revenue loss, or both. Value: Premium subsidy saves $5–$30+/acre; coverage at 50-85% of expected revenue. If you grow row crops, crop insurance is worth exploring. Apply at Through a private crop insurance agent (not FSA/NRCS).
CSP (Conservation Stewardship Program)SubsidyApr
NRCS · Deadline: ~Apr 15
Annual payments for maintaining and improving existing conservation practices. If you're already doing cover crops, no-till, or rotational grazing — you may already qualify. Value: $4,000–$40,000+/year depending on acres and practices (minimum raised from $1,500 to $4,000 in FY2024). Most overlooked program — it pays you for conservation you're already doing. Apply at your local NRCS office.
VAPG (Value-Added Producer Grant)GrantApr
Rural Development · Deadline: ~Apr 15
Grants for farmers creating value-added products — farm-to-table, artisan cheese, craft meats, specialty jams, agritourism, etc. Value: Planning: up to $50,000; Working Capital: up to $200,000 (requires 1:1 match, FY2026). If you're turning raw products into something with higher value (cheese, jerky, wine, flour, etc.) this grant can fund your launch. Apply at grants.gov or USDA Rural Development state office.
FMPP (Farmers Market Promotion Program)GrantApr
AMS · Deadline: ~Apr 15
Grants to establish, expand, or promote farmers markets, roadside stands, CSAs, and other direct-to-consumer channels. Value: $50,000–$500,000. Best for farmer cooperatives, market associations, or producers selling direct to consumers. Apply at grants.gov.
MAL (Marketing Assistance Loan)LoanMay
FSA · Deadline: ~May 15
Low-interest 9-month loans using your harvested crop as collateral. Lets you hold grain and sell when prices improve instead of dumping at harvest. Value: Loan rates per bushel (e.g., corn ~$2.20/bu, soybeans ~$6.20/bu). Interest at posted rate. Most underused tool in farming. Apply at your local FSA office.
ARC-CO (Agriculture Risk Coverage — County)SubsidyVARIES
FSA · Deadline: Annual election, window set by FSA each year
Provides revenue loss protection when actual county crop revenue drops below a benchmark. Payment is automatic once enrolled — no claim needed. Value: $8–$75/acre depending on crop and county revenue shortfall. You must choose ARC-CO OR PLC for each crop, not both. Apply at your local FSA office.

Recent USDA Awards in New York

· Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program
$5.8M
· Community Facilities Loans And Grants
$1.0M
· Agriculture And Food Research Initiative (Afri)
$721,325
· Agriculture And Food Research Initiative (Afri)
$650,000
· Small Business Innovation Research (Sbir) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (Sttr) Program
$650,000
· Agriculture And Food Research Initiative (Afri)
$650,000

Subsidy Payments — New York

New York recorded $208.0M in USDA farm program payments and federal crop insurance premium subsidies (2025). In 2025, 5,212 recipients collected payments.

1. Orleans County $22.2M
2. Wayne County $17.2M
3. Orange County $12.5M
4. Suffolk County $11.4M
5. Niagara County $8.7M

Totals for 2025 include one-time American Relief Act, 2025 programs (ECAP, SDRP and MASC) that are not expected to recur at this level, which is why 2025 runs well above prior years. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database (farm.ewg.org), from USDA Farm Service Agency records obtained under FOIA plus USDA Risk Management Agency crop insurance data. Totals combine commodity, disaster, and conservation payments with federal crop insurance premium subsidies. Nationally, roughly a quarter to a third of this dataset's total is premium subsidy, which is paid to insurance companies to lower what farmers pay for coverage rather than paid to farmers as income (share estimated from EWG's published national category totals for 2025). For comparison, USDA's Economic Research Service reported about $30.5 billion in “direct government payments” for 2025, a smaller figure because ERS excludes crop insurance entirely.

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Agriculture News

USDA authorizes 2-month deadline extension for ECP in several wildfire-impacted counties
The Fence Post
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is again extending the application period for the Emergency Conservation Program in several Nebraska counties impacted by March wildfires. The ECP application period opened in late April. The deadline to apply for assistance is now Monday, Oct.
$20,000 Perdue Foundation grant funds FFA blue jackets
$20,000 Perdue Foundation grant funds FFA blue jackets
AGDAILY
Through the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, Perdue Farms has put a $20,000 grant toward the National FFA Organization's Give the Gift of Blue program. The funding continues a giving record that, to date, has provided 1,059 blue corduroy jackets to FFA students.
Bigger navel orange crop forecast as industry seeks price rebound
Bigger navel orange crop forecast as industry seeks price rebound
Agri-Pulse West
California's navel orange production for the 2026-27 season is expected to be 84 million cartons, up slightly from the 82 million cartons collected from orchards last season, despite a warm spring that increased pest pressures.
Fertilizer and fuel costs already weighing on 2027 decisions
Brownfield Ag News
As harvest picks up across the Midwest, many farmers remain concerned about input prices for next year's crops. Casey Kelleher, who farms in southeastern Wisconsin, says record high diesel prices and uncertainty about where they might go in the future are weighing on his budget.
Peanut Market Reports
Southeast AgNet
DepositPhotos Checking on the peanut market and the marketing factors right now. The USDA has given us an estimate on what the acreage would be this coming year.
U.S. and China extend trade truce, activate Board of Trade
U.S. and China extend trade truce, activate Board of Trade
Feedstuffs
Trade partners will reduce tariffs on $30M worth of imported goods from each side, including many U.S. ag products.

Commodity Prices

CATTLE (/ CWT) $253.04
HOGS (/ CWT) $82.18
HAY (/ TON) $185.00 ↑36.0% YoY
CORN (/ BU) $4.26 ↓0.7% YoY
SOYBEANS (/ BU) $11.60 ↑13.7% YoY
WHEAT (/ BU) $6.06 ↑22.7% YoY

Drought Status — New York

New York drought trend map

Drought conditions affect LFP eligibility, crop insurance claims, and emergency program access.

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Crop Insurance Snapshot — New York

Total Indemnities
$178.1M
Policies
8,836
Loss Ratio
3.42

Top Causes of Loss

Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain$76.3M
Drought$22.6M
ARPI/SCO/ECO/STAX/MP/PACE Crops Only$20.4M
Hail$17.3M
Freeze$11.7M
Source: USDA RMA Summary of Business

EQIP Payment Rates — New York

What NRCS pays for conservation practices through EQIP in New York.

Waste Storage Facility (313)
$40,000.00/each
Conservation Crop Rotation (328)
$22.00/acre
Cover Crop (340)
$60.00/acre
Fence (382)
$2.50/linear foot
Grassed Waterway (412)
$6.00/square foot
Irrigation Water Management (449)
$8.00/acre
Forage and Biomass Planting (512)
$160.00/acre
Pipeline (516)
$3.00/linear foot
Source: NRCS Payment Schedules

Local USDA Offices in New York

Allegany County Farm Service Agency
5425 County Road 48, Belmont, NY 14813-9758
FSA
Belmont Service Center
5425 County Road 48, Belmont, NY 14813-9758
NRCS
Broome County Farm Service Agency
1163 Upper Front St, Binghamton, NY 13905-1542
FSA
Binghamton Service Center
1163 Upper Front St, Binghamton, NY 13905-1542
NRCS
Cattaraugus County Farm Service Agency
8 Martha St, Ellicottville, NY 14731-1765
FSA
Ellicottville Service Center
8 Martha St, Ellicottville, NY 14731-1765
NRCS
Cayuga County Farm Service Agency
7413 County House Rd, Auburn, NY 13021-1459
FSA
Auburn Service Center
7413 County House Rd, Auburn, NY 13021-1459
NRCS
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Frequently Asked Questions

What USDA programs are available to New York farmers?

New York farmers may qualify for 23 USDA programs including ARC-CO and PLC price/revenue protection, EQIP conservation cost-share, CRP rental payments, federal crop insurance, FSA loans, and disaster assistance programs.

How do I find my local USDA office in New York?

New York has FSA and NRCS offices in most counties. Use the USDA Service Center Locator at farmers.gov or check the office directory on this page.

When are USDA program deadlines in New York?

Key deadlines: FSA sets the ARC/PLC election window each year, EQIP applications ~fall, crop insurance varies by crop. Check the deadlines section above or contact your local FSA office.

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Guides & Resources

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