Emergency Livestock Assistance Programs Open
Emergency Livestock
Assistance Programs Open
Producers in Grant County are eligible for Livestock Forage Program (LFP) and Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybee, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). The sign-up timeframe for LFP and ELAP began on Monday, September 18, and will end on Tuesday, January 30.
LFP provides compensation if livestock producers suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land.
ELAP covers grazing losses not covered under the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP), loss of purchased feed and/or mechanically harvested feed due to an eligible adverse weather event, additional cost of transporting water because of an eligible drought and additional cost associated with gathering livestock to treat for cattle tick fever beginning. ELAP assistance can go back to the date Grant County was first declared D2 on the drought monitor, which was Tuesday, July 25.
Those interested in making an appointment or getting more information should contact the Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA) office at 605-432-6570, extension 2, or visit fsa.usda.gov.
