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Source: USDA, 1/11/22
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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