Taking place now, sign up for a new USDA Disaster Assistance Program.
“Producers who experience losses covered by crop insurance or by Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program or nap can sign up for Supplemental Disaster Relief Program.”
Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam says eligible crop losses due to natural disasters apply to the 2023 and/or 2024 crop seasons.
“Qualifying events include wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms freeze, including a polar vortex, smoke exposure, excessive moisture, qualifying drought and related conditions.”
He adds that for producers to qualify for drought related crop losses under SDRP…
“The loss must have occurred in a county rated by the US Drought Monitor as to having a D2 for eight consecutive weeks, or a D3 Extreme Drought or greater intensity during the applicable calendar year.”
In addition to in person sign ups at local FSA offices,
“FSA is launching a streamlined pre-filled application process for eligible Crop Tree and Vine losses by leveraging the non-crop Disaster Assistance Program and RMA and identified lost data. The pre-filled applications were mailed on July the 9th.”
16 billion, with a B, dollars in assistance is available through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program. While phase one of SDRP is underway,
“Sometime this fall, we will be able to have the second stage of SDRP, and that’s going to cover shallow losses, the producers that were not covered with crop insurance, that had those losses but were not indemnified.”
More details about SDRP are available through local FSA offices.