FSA programs for Grant & Harney County landowners/producers affected by wildfire
By Logan Bagett on Thursday, August 22nd, 2024 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
JOHN DAY – Landowners and producers affected by the local wildfires have help waiting for them through the local USDA Farm Service Agency. Grant and Harney County Executive Director Emma Gabriel was on KJDY’s Coffee Time Thursday to highlight assistance that’s available:
“So, with these wildfires, it causes drastic losses across the board. It’s not just focused on one thing—it’s the land, the livestock, timber—everything involved. We have kind of a suite of programs for folks if they experience those losses from these wildfires.”
Some of the FSA programs include:
• Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) – provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occur due to natural disasters including excessive wind and qualifying drought (includes native grass for grazing).
• Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) – offers payments to eligible producers for livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather.
• Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) – provides emergency relief for losses due to feed or water shortages, disease, adverse weather, or other conditions, which are not adequately addressed by other disaster programs.
• Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) – provides emergency funding for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate land severely damaged by natural disasters; includes fence loss.
For more information on FSA programs, call Kailey Heiple at the John Day FSA office at (541) 575-1274, extension 2.
Listen to the full podcast with County Executive Director Emma Gabriel below:
