Help Available For Ag Producers From Tornado Loss
Help Available For Ag Producers From Tornado Loss
The Derecho Storm on May 12 and the May 30 tornados caused severe damage in Grant County. If agricultural producers suffered severe damage, they may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems that, if untreated, would:
• be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use
• is unusual and is not the type that would recur frequently in the same area
• affect the productive capacity of the farmland
• impair or endanger the land
If you qualify for ECP assistance, you may receive cost-share levels not to exceed 75 percent of the eligible cost of restoration measures. Eligible socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers and ranchers can receive up to 90 percent of the eligible cost of restoration. No one is eligible for more than $500,000 cost sharing per natural disaster occurrence.
Those who suffered a loss from a natural disaster may contact the Grant FSA County Office and request assistance until September 2, 2022.
For more information about ECP, contact the Grant County FSA office at 605-432-6570, ext. 2 or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.
