USDA Issues Final Emergency Livestock Relief Program Payments - Northern Plains Independent

USDA Issues Final Emergency Livestock Relief Program Payments - Northern Plains Independent

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has issued final Emergency Livestock Relief Program payments totaling more than $1.89 billion. Eligible applicants who applied for ELRP 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW) assistance will receive 100 percent of their eligible calculated payment in a single lump

USDA issues final 2023, 2024 livestock relief payments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency issued final Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments for losses ranchers faced in 2023 and 2024 due to drought, flooding and wildfire. The agency has issued more than $1.89 billion through ELRP. ELRP is separated into two sub-programs. ELRP Drought and Wildfire covers drought- and wildfire-related grazing losses, and ELRP Flood and Wildfire helps cover increased feed cost…