Fayette, Lee Co. Livestock Producers Reminded To Report Grazing Losses

Fayette/Lee County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Levi F. Garlick reminds livestock producers who suffered grazing losses that occurred throughout 2020 due to drought to report their losses timely and to enroll in the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) by Feb. 1, 2021.

LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately-owned or cash-leased land or fire on federally-managed land. Producers in Fayette and Lee Counties are eligible to apply for 2020 LFP benefits on native pasture and improved pasture. Livestock producers are encouraged to contact the Fayette/Lee County FSA Office with any questions regarding specific forage crops that are eligible.

“Prolonged drought conditions have created a need for livestock disaster assistance programs in Fayette and Lee Counties,” said Garlick. “I encourage all affected livestock producers to contact the Fayette/Lee County FSA Office to schedule an appointment to enroll in the program before the Feb. 1 deadline.”

Livestock producers must complete the LFP application and required supporting docu mentation no later than Feb. 1, 2021, for losses that occurred throughout 2020. Producers who already have appointments scheduled require no additional action to meet the deadline.

Eligible livestock includes alpacas, beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep, or swine that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland.

Visit www.usda.gov/disaster to learn more about FSA disaster assistance programs or contact the Fayette/Lee County FSA Office at (979) 968-5894. To find a local FSA office, visit http://offices.usda.gov.