NOVEMBER 1, 2024 | VOLUME 27 | ISSUE 21
Farm Bureau Press A PEEK INSIDE
FALL DROUGHT UPDATE: LIVESTOCK FORAGE DISASTER PROGRAM OFFERS DROUGHT RELIEF Western Arkansas has experienced severe drought. Although the entire state recently received rain, with more expected in the forecast, reversing the damage from the last two months will take time and steady precipitation. Drought of this caliber at this time of the year poses a tremendous concern to livestock producers, especially cattle operations who rely on forage production and ponds to feed and water their livestock.
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This week four more counties were added to the D3 drought designation (Scott, Polk, Howard, Montgomery), raising the number of counties who qualify for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) to 10 (Benton, Boone, Carroll, Howard, Madison, Montgomery, Newton, Polk, Scott, Washington). Additionally, 34 counties are in a D2 drought, and are rapidly approaching qualification for disaster payments and eight counties are in a D1 drought. Livestock producers in counties that enter a D3 or higher-level drought automatically qualify for LFP payments to help purchase feed and hay to replace lost forages due to the drought. To enroll in the LFP payment program, farmers must complete an application at the local FSA office and submit required documentation within 30 calendar days after the end of the calendar year in which the grazing loss occurred. Supporting documents must show evidence of loss and that grazing land or pastureland is owned or leased. More information on the LFP program can be found here.
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