From a USDA press release Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency …
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One of the first acts of Biden Administration is announcement of Foreclosure Moratorium and Mortgage Forbearance deadline extension
USDA press release WASHINGTON — In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden requested federal agencies to extend eviction and foreclosure moratoriums for millions of Americans. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an extension of eviction and foreclosure moratoriums on USDA Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed loans (SFHDLP and …
Deadline Approaching for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
A press release from the United States Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is Sept. 11. This program provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs …
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The Whitewater Valley experienced a derecho Monday, August 10
By John Estridge and a press release from the USDA The meteorological event, which went through the Whitewater Valley on Monday, August 10, is rare but not unheard of. It was a derecho. According to an article on nationalgeorgraphic.com, a derecho is “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially defines a derecho as “a widespread, long-lived windstorm that …
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