AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (AMA) Program Description

The Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program provides financial aid to agricultural producers in 16 specific US states to manage financial risk through conservation, marketing, and crop diversification. Administered by the NRCS, AMS, and RMA, the program is permanently authorized at $10 million per fiscal year and covers up to 75 percent of the cost for conservation practices like agroforestry and cover crops to mitigate climate change.

• The AMA program supports agricultural producers in 16 specific US states where crop insurance rates are low: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
• The program assists in climate change mitigation and resilience by covering up to 75 percent of the cost for conservation practices, including tillage management, cover crops, and agroforestry.
• Mandatory funding for the AMA program is permanently set at $10 million for each fiscal year, with a payment limit of $50,000 per person per year.
• The program is implemented by three USDA entities: the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) handles conservation provisions, while the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Risk Management Agency (RMA) manage marketing and production diversification.

APA

Bertrand, S. (2023). AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (AMA) Program Description. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/files/Farm-Bill-2023-Side-by-Side-Agricultural-Management-Assistance-AMA.pdf

Chicago

Bertrand, Savannah. AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (AMA) Program Description. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2023. https://www.eesi.org/files/Farm-Bill-2023-Side-by-Side-Agricultural-Management-Assistance-AMA.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bertrand2023agricultural, author = {Bertrand, Savannah}, title = {{AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (AMA) Program Description}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Farm-Bill-2023-Side-by-Side-Agricultural-Management-Assistance-AMA.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }