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USDA taking applications for SDRP 2nd stage & Milk & On-Farm Stored Crop Loss aid

Posted on November 25, 2025 6:20 PM

USDA taking applications for SDRP second stage 

The USDA is accepting applications for the second stage of its Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) for farmers recovering from natural disasters. Eligible producers have until April 30, 2026, to apply for both Stage One and Stage Two assistance.

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering more than $16 billion in congressionally approved SDRP assistance. This is in addition to $9.3 billion in Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) assistance to over 560,000 row crop farmers and $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 not covered under Stage One program provisions, including non-indemnified (shallow loss), uncovered and quality losses. Visit https://fsa.usda.gov/sdrp for Stage Two program details. 

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 began accepting SDRP Stage Two applications on Nov. 24.

Milk & On-Farm Stored Crop Loss Help

The Milk Loss Program provides up to $1.65 million in payments to eligible dairy operations for milk dumped or removed from the commercial milk market, without compensation, due to a qualifying natural disaster event in 2023 and/or 2024.

Producers who lost other eligible harvested commodities stored in on-farm structures in 2023 and/or 2024 due to a qualifying natural disaster event may be eligible for assistance through the On-Farm Stored Commodity Loss Program, which provides for up to $5 million to affected producers. Covered crops include corn, grain sorghum, hay, oats, peanuts, seed cotton, soybeans and wheat.

Jan. 23, 2026, is the deadline to apply for milk and on-farm stored commodity losses. Information and fact sheets for both programs are available online at https://fsa.usda.gov/mlp for milk loss and https://fsa.usda.gov/ofsclp for on-farm stored commodity losses.