These purchases help maintain market prices at the legislated support level. CCC also provides financing for the purchase, storage, and disposal of commodities in Federal stocks. FSA employees are the administrative agents for CCC and are responsible for the inventory management of CCC s bulk and processed products. Beyond the marketplace, CCC commodities help fill the need for hunger relief both in the United States and in foreign countries. NAP protects growers of many crops for which Federal crop insurance is not available.
Eligible crops are commercial crops grown for food and fiber.
Losses resulting from natural disasters not covered by the crop insurance policy may be eligible. Unlike other disaster assistance programs, to be eligible for NAP, producers must file an acreage report and a production report with the local FSA office prior to the crop reporting date. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, FSA makes available a variety of emergency assistance programs to farmers in counties that have been designated as disaster areas. This includes cost-share assistance to producers who do not have enough feed to maintain livestock because of a loss of a substantial amount of their normal feed production. Farm Loans FSA has direct and guaranteed loan programs to help farmers who are temporarily unable to obtain private, commercial credit.