USDA opens aid applications for farmers who suffered economic losses in 2025

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 349

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Applications are now open for row crop farmers who suffered losses due to trade disruptions and inflated production costs in 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday.

Producers who apply online could receive payment as early as Feb. 28, according to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.

“If our farmers are not economically able to continue their operations, then we will not be able to feed ourselves in this country,” Rollins said in a news release.

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