“Ag organizations can also be a great resource for producers who want to learn more about the application process.
It certainly takes some communication with our local office to make sure we’re in compliance, but these programs have allocated resources and dollars for livestock producers, and we’re happy to have these available to us."
Many producers, like the Klasnas, will be looking to utilize the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) this year. Authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses on land due to qualifying drought conditions during the normal grazing period.
The majority of counties are at a three-month payment for about $50/cow-calf pair."
In addition to emergency haying CRP and recovering funds through LFP, the Klasnas have also utilized the Emergency Conservation Practices (ECP) for livestock water.
"We applied for ECP to help us drill an additional water well because our stock dams were drying up, and we didn’t have another water source available," she said.
This is a good program if producers are hauling water or if they need emergency funds to install better watering devices."
As the area prays for rain, Frerichs hopes the LFP payments will arrive to producers at a critical time.