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Farmers.gov is the official USDA website for farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers. It is a starting point for exploring USDA programs and resources to help you start, grow, and protect your operation, and it links you to the agency offices and online tools that handle applications and records. Use it when you need to find a program, check whether a loan or disaster assistance might fit your situation, or locate the USDA Service Center that serves your state and county.
What the site is for
The homepage describes Farmers.gov as a place to "explore USDA programs and resources to help you start, grow, and protect your operation." In practice, that means the site works as a front door rather than a single agency portal: it points you to Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Rural Development services, and to tools that let you act on them.
The site also carries time-sensitive notices. The current homepage highlights hurricane season preparation, a news item on suspected screwworm cases, the Regenerative Pilot Program, and disaster recovery resources organized by drought, flood, hurricane, severe storms, wildfire, and winter storms. It lists important dates as well, such as conservation program state application cutoff dates (which vary by state), the 2026 crop year Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) date of Dec 11, 2026, and Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment on Dec 18, 2026.
Tools you can use on Farmers.gov
The "Farmers.gov Tools" section groups the main self-service functions:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Your Farmers.gov Account | Access secure self-service business tools such as managing loans, viewing farm records, and e-signing documents; you can create a new account |
| Farm Loan Assistance Tool | Learn about farm loans that might be right for you, check eligibility, and get help with application forms |
| Apply for an FSA Loan | A secure online portal to complete and submit a farm loan application |
| Your Local Dashboard | View your state or county's agriculture data and USDA resources |
| Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool | Complete five steps to learn about USDA disaster assistance that might fit your situation |
| Find Your FSA County Office | Contact or book an appointment with a local FSA farm program or farm loan office |
A practical sequence for a new borrower, for example, is to run the Farm Loan Assistance Tool first to see which loan types might apply and whether you appear eligible, then move to the FSA loan application portal once you are ready to apply. The account tools are separate and are where you would manage an existing loan, view farm records, or sign documents electronically.
Finding your local service center
USDA Service Centers are locations where you can meet Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or Rural Development staff for your business needs. The site's locator asks you to select your state and county to find your local service center and agency offices; the state list runs from Alabama through the states and territories shown, including American Samoa, Guam, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
If the service center locator is not what you need, the site points to other finders:
- The FSA Office Locator, to book an appointment or contact a local FSA farm loan or farm program office
- Information on Urban Service Centers
- An NRCS Conservation District Partners location finder
- The Risk Management Agency website, to find a regional or compliance office or an insurance agent near you
When Farmers.gov is the right place to start
Start here if your question is "which USDA program or office applies to me?" The site is built to route you: disaster help goes through the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool and the disaster recovery resource pages, loan questions go through the loan assistance tool and FSA portal, and local contact questions go through the service center and office locators.
Go directly to an agency instead if you already know your program and office. The site itself directs specific needs elsewhere—for example, crop insurance questions to the Risk Management Agency, and conservation district partner locations to the NRCS finder.
One limit to keep in mind: the homepage mentions subscribing, but the available site information does not state prices, login requirements, or whether any service is free. Treat account creation and applications as steps you complete on the official USDA systems the site links to, and confirm details with your local service center.