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Farmers find relief in disaster programs in 2017
Dec 28, 2017, 16:27 PM
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The acting administrator of Farm Service Agency says disaster programs have been crucial to farmers battling extreme weather conditions this year.
Steven Peterson says four disaster programs– the livestock indemnity program, tree assistance program, livestock forage disaster program, and the emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish– made permanent by the 2014 Farm Bill helped farmers during hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and more.
“These programs range widely from providing assistance on livestock deaths, on grazing forage losses, and they help to reestablish and rehabilitate trees that have been lost,” he says.
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