Source: NCDA&CS, 6/28/21
This program will offer direct payments to eligible poultry/livestock and
plasticulture producers. Assistance will only involve losses associated with
these hurricanes that were not covered under other USDA disaster programs. This program will also offer technical and financial assistance to
woodland owners in the emergency-declared counties that were affected by these
hurricanes. Comprehensive forest management plans will be offered to those
landowners in order to assess the storm impacts to their woodlands and identify
beneficial management recommendations. “Eligibility requirements differ significantly between the agricultural and forestry categories of this block grant,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “I would encourage farmers and forest owners who think they may be eligible to check the online links for the agricultural applications or contact their local N.C. Forest Service County Ranger Office for the 'Woodland Recovery’ component.”
Poultry/livestock and plasticulture producers will need a current and completed
IRS W9 form ready to scan into the application. Additionally, growers are
encouraged to research and gather any evidence of poultry/swine structure
damage and any damage evidence for plasticulture and greenhouses from those
specific storms. They should be prepared to scan documents into the application
for consideration of payment.
Details about the “Woodland Recovery” program will be available beginning mid-July by contacting a local N.C. Forest Service County Ranger’s office. A list of contacts can be found at https://www.ncforestservice.gov/contacts/contacts_main.htm For more information, including links to the poultry/livestock and plasticulture applications, visit www.ncagr.gov/agriculturaldisasterprogram or call 1-919-707-3362.
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