Disaster Program Sign Up for Livestock

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Disaster Program Sign Up for Livestock

07/20/2011 02:45 PM EDT

For Immediate Release
July 21, 2011

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Contact:
Linda L. Cronin
804-287-1537
linda.cronin@va.usda.gov

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Disaster Program Sign Up for Livestock
Losses

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Richmond, Virginia, July 21, 2011 – J. Calvin Parrish, State Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in Virginia today reminds producers that sign up for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) is ongoing. A producer has until 30 days after the disaster event occurred or loss of the livestock is apparent to file a Notice of Loss with the County Office. A Notice of Loss may be accepted by telephone, fax, e-mail, or in person. Due to adverse weather conditions, such as excessive heat which Virginia has experienced this summer, livestock producers may be eligible for LIP benefits if eligibility requirements are met. To be eligible for LIP, a livestock producer must have owned the eligible livestock on the day the livestock died and the livestock must have been maintained for commercial use as part of a farming operation.

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Applicants must provide adequate proof that the eligible livestock losses occurred as a direct result of an eligible adverse weather event for which benefits are being requested. The quantity and kind of livestock that died as a direct result of the eligible disaster event may be documented by: purchase records, veterinarian records, bank or other loan documents, rendering truck receipts or certificates, Federal Emergency Management Agency records, National Guard records, written contracts, production records, records assembled for tax purposes, property tax records, private insurance documents, independent third party verification and similar documents.

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To submit an application for benefits, please visit your local USDA Service Center.

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