Impacted by Natural Disasters in 2021? Deadlines Fast Approaching for Disaster Assistance Programs
As you all well know, farming and ranching can be stressful in the best of times. For nearly two years now, producers have been dealing with additional, unprecedented stressors, from the ongoing pandemic and its market impacts, to more frequent, more intense natural disasters. 2021 was a particularly tough year, and many producers across the nation were hit hard by extreme weather events, including hurricanes, prolonged drought, tornadoes, and winter storms.
Here at USDA’s Farm Service Agency, I want to take this opportunity to remind you of deadlines that are coming up for 2021 disaster programs. Two of those programs – the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) and Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) – have a January 30, 2022, deadline to file an application for 2021 losses, however producers are urged to get these applications in as soon as possible.
Learn more about disaster assistance program deadlines.
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