US EditionEnrollment Open for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
The program provides $11 billion for conventional crops and $1 billion for specialty crops to help farmers manage inflation, market disruptions, and input costs until policy changes take effect.
- The USDA opened applications for the $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance program Monday, with Thykeson testing the online portal after a text from Jared Hagert.
- Commodity groups lobbied Congress and the USDA for emergency help amid worsening farm economics, prompting bridge payments to support farmers until the One Big Beautiful Bill Act takes effect later this year.
- The program allocates $11 billion to conventional crops and $1 billion to specialty crops, with per-acre rates announced in December and a calculator using last summer's acreage reports.
- Farmers can apply online or at local FSA offices but forms will not be mailed, and officials said payments could reach applicants' checking accounts within days after review.
- Local processors and grower groups say short-term payments provide relief but not a long-term market solution, with the Red River Sugarbeet Growers Association saying the aid supports sugar beets in the Red River Valley, while Justin Sherlock urges broader policy fixes like increased ethanol use.
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Farmers can apply for federal ag assistance program
The federal government has announced help for sugar producers as an application period opens for a previously announced $12 billion farmer assistance program. Brad Thykeson, North Dakota’s state director for the Farm Service Agency, was likely among the first to use the online application site for the Farmer Bridge Assistance program announced in December. Thykeson, who farms with two sons in Steele County, said he got a text message from Jared …
Enrollment Open for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
(NAFB.com) – Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins said the enrollment period is open for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, which provides $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop producers and $1 billion for specialty crops. Rollins said improving the farm economy is a top priority of the agency. “We have simplified and streamlined the application process for the bridge program to ensure producers get the financial assistance they need as …
April 17 Deadline: Farmers May Enroll Now to Claim USDA’s $11B Bridge Payments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, making $11 billion in one-time bridge payments available to row crop producers affected by temporary trade market disruptions and rising production costs. Enrollment opened on February 23 and will remain open through April 17, 2026. Producers seeking to expedite their payments may apply online through the program’s website…
Farmer Bridge Assistance program enrollment period now open
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has opened the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, which provides $11 billion in one-time economic assistance for farmers and includes a payment rate of $132.89 per planted acre for rice. The FBA enrollment period closes April 17, 2026. For producers […] The post Farmer Bridge Assistance program enrollment period now open appeared first on Stu…
Farmer bridge assistance enrollment period begins | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network
During the keynote speech at USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum last Friday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the applications for the farmer bridge assistance program would open ahead of schedule. The application process is now open as of Monday February 23rd, says Rollins. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/02/FBA1.mp3 Pre-filled applications will be available online for farmers who filed 2025 crop acreage reports for e
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