FLAG attorneys have written a new Guide for farmers addressing the recent USDA shutdown. The government shutdown, which began on October 1, 2025, and ended on November 12, 2025, has affected many FSA farm loan and FSA farm programs. This Guide was written to help explain those new deadlines and rules, at least as they […]

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FLAG has published a second edition of the Farmers’ Guide to the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). ECP is a USDA conservation-related disaster program run by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) with assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Through ECP, farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers can rehabilitate farmland and related infrastructure that is […]

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FLAG has published a new Spanish translation of the Farmers’ Guide to County Committee Elections in the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). The Guide explains the rules governing the election of FSA County Committee members. FSA County Committees exercise significant power over the delivery of FSA services at the county level. Therefore, the election of […]

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FLAG’s Farmers’ Guide to Carbon Contracts is designed to help farmers understand carbon market contracts and make an informed decision about whether to agree to a carbon contract. In a carbon market contract, a farmer agrees to adopt certain farming practices that are expected to keep carbon in the ground or draw carbon from the […]

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FLAG is issuing a revised version of Farmers’ Guide to County Committee Elections in the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). The revisions place additional emphasis on the need for election nominees to use the most current FSA nomination form. They also elaborate on the use of email to memorialize conversations and decisions made by FSA […]

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