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Agricultural losses from winter storm exceed $600M Paul Schattenberg Texas A&M Extension Service COLLEGE STATION — Winter Storm Uri caused at least $600 million in agricultural losses across Texas, according to preliminary data from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural economists. “A large number of Texas farmers, ranchers and others involved in commercial agriculture and agricultural production were seriously affected by Winter Storm Uri,” said Jeff Hyde, AgriLife Extensio...

Submitting Production Losses for Disaster Declarations Farmers and ranchers know all too well that natural disasters can be a common, and likely a costly, variable to their operation. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has emergency assistance programs to provide assistance when disasters strike, and for some of those programs, a disaster designation may be the eligibility trigger. When natural disaster occurs, there is a process for requesting a USDA Secretarial disaster designation for a county. Y...

Winter Storm Uri, which blasted through the entire state of Texas, caused at least $600 million in agricultural losses, according to preliminary data from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural economists. “A large number of Texas farmers, ranchers and others involved in commercial agriculture and agricultural production were seriously affected by Winter Storm Uri,” said Jeff Hyde, AgriLife Extension director, Bryan-College Station. “Freezing temperatures and ice killed or h...

Agricultural producers are encouraged to contact their local USDA Service Center. Mar 03, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides technical and financial assistance to help California farmers and livestock producers recover from damages brought on by winter storms Uri and Viola. Agricultural producers are encouraged to contact their local USDA Service Center to learn about the programs available to help them recover from crop, land, infrastructure, and livestock losses. Di...

-USDA LINCOLN, Neb. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides technical and financial assistance to help Nebraska farmers and livestock producers recover from damages brought on by winter storms Uri and Viola. Agricultural producers are encouraged to contact their local USDA Service Center to learn about the programs available to help them recover from crop, land, infrastructure and livestock losses. “The recent extreme cold and winter weather has been a challenge for farmers and ranche...

Dodge City Daily Globe With the winter storms that blanketed across the country in recent weeks causing power outages and frozen water lines, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is offering assistance to Kansas farmers and livestock producers to help in recovery efforts. According to the USDA, ag producers can contact their local service centers for program information. “These recent winter storms have taken their toll on farmers and ranchers in Kansas,” said acting state execut...

Disaster Assistance Available for Producers Impacted by Severe Winter Storms

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Help is available for producers affected by severe winter storms RUSSELL NEMETZ and last updated 2021-02-25 10:16:43-05 BILLINGS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding farmers and ranchers that several programs are available to help them through this latest blast of winter weather. For livestock producers, the two most popular programs available are the Livestock Indemnity Program and the Emergency assistance for Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-Raised Fish Program. These pro...

Help is available for MT producers affected by severe winter storms The USDA is reminding farmers and ranchers that several programs are available to help them through this latest blast of winter weather. By: Russell Nemetz - MTN and last updated 2021-02-24 17:42:56-05 BILLINGS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding farmers and ranchers that several programs are available to help them through this latest blast of winter weather. For livestock producers, th...