Posted: Jan 22, 2020 / 08:49 AM CST / Updated: Jan 22, 2020 / 05:49 PM CST COLLEGE STATION, Texas- The deadline to file an application for payment for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program is Thursday, January 30th. Nebraska U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Nancy Johner reminds livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses due to drought in 2020 of the availability of the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). In checking his list, we have it on good authority that Santa gave forage producers and their crops high marks in 2020. 2020 — Potter/ Armstrong County U.S. Department of Agricul-ture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Adam Acker re-minds livestock producers who suffered grazing loss-es that occurred throughout 2020 due to drought to re-port their losses timely and to enroll in the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) by Jan. 30, 2021. The State Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in Texas, Gary Six, reminds ranchers and livestock producers that they have until close of business on Thursday, Jan. 30 to file an application for payment for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program for grazing losses incurred in 2019 due to drought. This natural disaster designation allows FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters. The table below lists all of the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) financial assistance paid by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency to Arizona applicants from 2011 to 2020. This form is used by livestock producers to make application for program benefits for livestock grazing losses that occur due to drought, or grazing losses due to fire on rangeland managed by a Federal agency. Mason, Texas, November 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director in Mason County, Ben Rush, today announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2020. These natural disaster designations allow FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters. The Livestock Forage Program (LFP) provides payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers who have suffered a loss of grazed forage due to a qualifying drought during the normal grazing period as determined on a county basis. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. ACTION: Final rule. ELAP covers losses that other Disaster Assistance Programs do not cover. The Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides per head payments to eligible producers who have covered livestock and who are also producers of grazed forage crop acreage, which includes native and improved pasture land with permanent vegetative cover or certain crops planted specifically for grazing. The payments help with grazing losses suffered on native or improved pastureland. Thinking back about six months ago, we were given the news that May 1 hay inventories had rebounded significantly from the near record low … USDA’s Livestock Forage Program (LFP) This designation (the first for the St. Thomas-St. John district) qualifies the Virgin Islands for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) through the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) which offers payments to eligible livestock ... 2020. FSA Guaranteed Farm Loan Program (PDF, 100KB) Guaranteed farm loans may be used to construct or repair buildings and fixtures, purchase farmland, livestock, equipment, feed, seed, fuel, insurance, and refinance debt. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Cheyenne County, Kansas, as a primary natural disaster area. This became extremely important when the US Virgin Islands experienced a drought beginning in April 2020 which did not abate as expected in May and has continued with minimal relief. Announcing the seventh volume of the seventh edition of the Farmers’ Guide to Disaster Assistance. Deadline for 2012, 2013, 2014 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) is January 30, 2015. These other programs include the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) and the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). The costs of hauling water to livestock due to an eligible drought. CFAP 2 Payments for Livestock. Livestock Forage Disaster Program Overview The Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers who have covered livestock and who are also producers of grazed forage crop acreage (native and improved pasture land with permanent Livestock Forage Program (LFP) Status Update Justin R. Benavidez Francisco J. Abello David P. Anderson Much of Texas has been in some stage of drought for a lot of 2020. Livestock Forage Program. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. This form is to be filed in the producer's administrative County Office where the producer's farm records are located. Start Preamble Start Printed Page 10959 AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA. Producers who suffered losses caused by excessive rain, flash flooding and flooding that occurred from July 23 through July 24, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. LIVESTOCK FORAGE DISASTER PROGRAM 4 LIVESTOCK PAYMENT RATES KIND TYPE WEIGHT RANGE PAYMENT RATE PER HEAD 2018 2019 2020 Beef Adult Bulls, Cows $29.34 $31.89 Non-Adult 500 pounds or more $21.05 $22.01 $23.92 This can be land with permanent or planted grazing cover. Published 10-18-18. Livestock Forage Program (LFP) Feb 1, 2021 The Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers who have covered livestock and produce grazed forage crop acreage that have suffered a loss of grazed forage due to a qualifying drought during the normal grazing period for the county. Producers may begin applying for benefits under the provisions of the USDA's Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish program (ELAP) and another new program, the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). The information was obtained in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request number 2021-FSA-00146-F. “Volume 7: Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP” is the seventh in a series of guides that will describe the rules for programs such as the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP), Livestock Indemnity Program … The discussion will focus on the provisions of the disaster programs that are most applicable to farmers in the Midwest. Program provides assistance to producers for grazing losses caused by drought PUBLISHED ON October 17, 2018 Livestock producers in 10 North Dakota counties may be eligible for Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) payments because of drought in 2018.