USDA Reminds Producers to Apply for 2011 Livestock Disaster Assistance

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USDA Reminds Producers to Apply for 2011 Livestock Disaster Assistance

05/26/2011 03:06 PM EDT

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Texas Farm Service Agency
PO Box 2900
College Station, Texas - 77841
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/tx

USDA Reminds Producers to Apply for 2011 Livestock Disaster Assistance

(COLLEGE STATION, TX), May 26, 2011 - USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Juan M. Garcia, reminds eligible ranchers and livestock producers of the Jan. 30, 2012 deadline for applying for benefits under the provisions of the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for losses incurred during the 2011 crop year. In addition to the counties that became eligible earlier in the year, Callahan, Randall and Wise Counties met the trigger requirements for small grains, native pasture and improved pasture.

LFP provides payments to eligible livestock producers that have suffered livestock grazing losses due to qualifying drought or fire. Fire losses apply only to federally managed rangeland. Eligible livestock under LFP include beef cattle, alpacas, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep and swine. For losses due to drought, qualifying drought ratings are determined using the U.S. Drought Monitor located at http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html.

"It is imperative that livestock producers meet this deadline for disaster assistance as there are no late file provisions for LFP," said Garcia. "To ensure a smooth application process, producers should have all required supporting documentation with them at the time they visit our office to apply for benefits," he said.

In order for an LFP applicant to qualify for program benefits, the applicant must have purchased insurance coverage through FSA's Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) or the Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Insurance-Rainfall Index for Grazing (PRF-RI) program offered through the Risk Management Agency (RMA).

Producers who meet the requirements of a socially disadvantaged, limited resource, or beginning farmers or ranchers, as defined in the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Section 2501 (e) (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)), do not have to meet this Risk Management Purchase Requirement (RMPR).

LFP program applicants should note that in addition to risk management provisions, certain payment limitation and adjusted gross income eligibility requirements must be met in order to qualify for livestock disaster program benefits.

For more information, county eligibility questions or to apply for LFP and other USDA Farm Service Agency disaster assistance programs, please contact your local FSA office. Information can also be obtained on line at http://www.fsa.usda.gov.

 

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