County Soil and Water Conservation Districts can apply for farmers in four tracks: livestock methane reduction, adaptation and resiliency, Healthy Soils NY, and agricultural forestry. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on November 23, 2026.
Round 4 of the Regional School Food Infrastructure Grant Program offers $10 million for aggregation hubs, storage, and shared kitchens that prepare New York-grown food for K-12 schools. It is open to applicants in the Capital Region, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley, and Finger Lakes. Applications are due January 22, 2027.
VA awarded $111.9 million to 191 community organizations under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. The full list of grantees is on the program’s website.
NRCS will offer $1 billion for the Regenerative Pilot Program in fiscal year 2027: $650 million through EQIP and $350 million through CSP. Producers apply with one application at their local NRCS Service Center by their state’s FY2027 ranking dates.
The one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill ran through September 30, 2026. The House passed its farm bill in April, and the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its own version on September 16, but the two bills have not been reconciled. Crop insurance is permanently authorized and does not expire.
Dairy producers can enroll in 2027 Dairy Margin Coverage through their local FSA office from October 5 through December 18, 2026. Coverage levels run from $4.00 to $9.50 per hundredweight, and the Tier 1 production limit is 6 million pounds.
FSA farm loan rates that took effect October 1 are 5.375% for direct operating loans, 6.25% for direct farm ownership loans, 2.25% for down payment loans, and 3.75% for emergency loans.
USDA Rural Development published a final rule, with a comment period, that changes how the REAP grant and loan program for farmers and rural small businesses works. Projects must be fully built and operating before applying, multi-location projects are no longer eligible, solar and wind systems on cropland are discouraged, and application window dates will
