USDA Farm Programs
Commodity support, conservation, disaster assistance, and crop insurance programs Data from the USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, covering farms across all 50 states; see our methodology.
🌽 Commodity Programs
Price support and revenue protection programs that help farmers manage commodity price and revenue risks.
Agriculture Risk Coverage
ARC provides revenue protection to farmers when commodity revenues fall below benchmark levels. Includes ARC-County (ARC-CO) and ARC-Individual (ARC-IC) options.
Dairy Margin Protection Program
The Dairy Margin Protection Program provides protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed cost falls below a certain dollar amount.
Price Loss Coverage
PLC provides payments when the effective price for a covered commodity falls below the effective reference price. Introduced in the 2014 Farm Bill.
🌿 Conservation Programs
Programs that pay farmers to protect land, water quality, and natural resources.
Conservation Reserve Program
CRP pays farmers to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. The largest private-land conservation program in the US.
Conservation Stewardship Program
CSP encourages farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to address resource concerns by undertaking additional conservation activities and improving, maintaining, and managing existing conservation practices.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
EQIP provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns.
⛈️ Disaster & Emergency Programs
Ad hoc and emergency payments for weather disasters, market disruptions, and pandemic recovery.
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
CFAP provided direct support to farmers, ranchers, and producers who faced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authorized $16 billion in direct payments.
Emergency Relief Program
ERP provides payments to agricultural producers who suffered losses due to wildfires, droughts, floods, and other qualifying natural disasters.
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffer grazing losses due to drought or fire on federally managed lands.
Market Facilitation Program
MFP provided payments to agricultural producers who faced market disruptions from retaliatory tariffs by foreign governments in 2018-2019. Total payments exceeded $20 billion.
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