Home Farm Policy Menu Making Sense of Federal Programs USDA Programs and Appeals Sustainable Farming Connection Where farmers find and share information. Making Sense of Federal Programs: USDA Programs and Appeals In general, if a farmer applies for a USDA program and is denied, or is subject to any other adverse decision by USDA, the farmer has the right to appeal under the National Appeals Division (NAD) system. Of the programs discussed here, only federal crop insurance does not fall under the NAD system. Top of Page Next: Need More Information? Home Farm Policy Menu Making Sense of Federal Programs USDA Programs and Appeals ©1997 Committee for Sustainable Farm Publishing Please read about our usage permission policy and disclaimer. Send comments, suggestions and questions to the site author: Craig Cramer cdcramer@clarityconnect.com Coded using HoTMetaL Pro 3.0. Best viewed in Netscape 3.0 or later. Please see our credits page for more information. http://sunsite.unc.edu/farming-connection/farmpoli/features/makesens/appeals.htm