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Legislation contained in the 2008 farm bill authorizes the Farm Service Agency to provide disaster assistance payments for certain livestock owners and contract growers who endured losses due to livestock deaths caused by adverse weather conditions or events.
Guidelines for the Livestock Indemnity Program released July 2 require applications for relief based on losses incurred in 2008 calendar to be submitted by Sept. 13. This article describes the eligibility requirements and income limitations that apply to disaster payments under the program, as well as the two-step process that producers who wish to apply for the payments must follow. Read more…
Republished with permission of Feedstuffs, July 27, 2009.
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