U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire.

Manager’s Bulletin MGR-25-006, published on August 20, 2025, outlines changes included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the rapid implementation of significant enhancements to federal crop insurance programs following the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on July 4, 2025.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced it is implementing the Quality Loss (QL) option for additional crop insurance programs for the 2026 and succeeding crop years.

The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) introduced a margin coverage option endorsement for corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans and spring wheat in select states for 2026 and succeeding years.

Agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP).

RMA is improving the Raisin Crop Insurance Program in California by increasing the reconditioning payment amount from $175 to $250 per ton.

As outlined in MGR-25-003, for the 2025 crop year, RMA is providing relief from the above new breaking Special Provision statement by rescinding this requirement.

Due to the catastrophic damage that Hurricane Helene and Milton caused in the southeast as well as the continuing impacts from Hurricane Debby, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing emergency procedures to help producers with hurricane-related losses.

The USDA announced policy enhancements to the grapevine insurance program, starting for the 2025 crop year.