(Washington, D.C.) – President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins continue to put Farmers First.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continued to support farmers and will release billions of dollars in disaster assistance for those recovering from natural disasters across the country.
“President Trump continues to put Farmers First and provide relief to American farmers reeling from the devastating natural disasters that struck across the United States in 2023 and 2024. The continued financial success of our farming and ranching operations is a national security priority,” said Secretary Brooke Rollins. “USDA is doing whatever it takes to make good on President Trump’s promise to expedite disaster recovery assistance to U.S. farmers and ranchers, ensuring viability, prosperity, and longevity for these men and women who dedicate their entire lives to our nation’s food, fiber and fuel production. The majority of payments from the first stage are already in the hands of producers helping them prepare for and invest in the next crop year.”
Specifics
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering more than $16 billion in total Congressionally approved SDRP assistance. This is on top of more than $9.3 billion in Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) assistance to more than 560,000 row crop farmers and more than $705 million in Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) assistance to more than 220,000 ranchers. Stage Two of SDRP covers eligible crop, tree, bush and vine losses that were not covered under Stage One program provisions, including non-indemnified (shallow loss), uncovered and quality losses. For Stage Two program details, including fact sheets, please visit fsa.usda.gov/sdrp.
The first stage, announced in July, remains available to producers who received an indemnity under crop insurance or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for eligible crop losses due to qualifying 2023 and 2024 natural disaster events. FSA county offices will begin accepting SDRP Stage Two applications on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Producers have until April 30, 2026, to apply for both Stage One and Stage Two assistance.