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  • Livestock producers in Carter County are eligible for drought recovery assistance

    Samantha Wright, County Executive Director Carter and Fallon County FSA Service Centers|Updated Sep 5, 2024

    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Samantha Wright in Carter County recently announced that FSA is now accepting applications for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses due to drought. The deadline to apply for 2024 LFP assistance is January 30, 2025. LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased...

  • Emergency Disaster Declarations and Designations

    Samantha Wright, County Executive Director Carter and Fallon County FSA Service Centers|Updated Aug 22, 2024

    Overview of Emergency Disaster Declarations and Designations 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. FSA administers four types of disaster designations. USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation • T...