Disaster Assistance Programs
The Agricultural Act of 2014 indefinitely extended the following disaster programs that were previously authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. The programs are made retroactive to Oct. 1, 2011.
To be eligible for disaster assistance programs under the 2014 Farm Bill, producers are no longer required to purchase crop insurance or NAP coverage, which was the risk management purchase mandate under the 2008 Farm Bill.
- Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
- Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
- Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)
- Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP)
- Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Gila County Service Center
Steven Yazzie
Farm Service Agency
Navajo/Gila County FSA Office
51 W Vista Dr, Suite 2
Holbrook, AZ 86025
Phone: (928) 524-3214 X105
EMail:
steven.yazzie@usda.gov
2023 FSA Drought Programs Up-Date 12/21/2023
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Livestock Forage Program(LFP)List Item 1
You are eligible to apply for benefits under the Livestock Forage Program(LFP). I have attached the FY-23 LFP program inventory/mitigated worksheet for you to complete and return.
Gila County is now eligible for 3 months’ worth of LFP payments due to the D3 Drought designation. The monthly feed cost for the covered livestock will be calculated by multiplying the monthly payment rate per head times the number of eligible covered livestock, and the LFP monthly payment rate for losses due to drought are calculated at 60% of the smaller of either the monthly feed cost for the covered livestock or the monthly feed cost using the normal carrying capacity/AUM’s.
Please review and complete the included LFP worksheet for the cattle own/mitigated due to drought and return to the office either by mail, e-mail or drop off so we can input the information into the program software to prepare the application and the estimated calculated payment information. The LFP deadline is January 30, 2024.
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Emergency Livestock Assistance Program(ELAP)List Item 2
ELAP now covers livestock feed transportation as well as water hauling. ELAP feed transportation will pay for current year feed transportation miles above normal year miles with a 25 mile reduction per truckload and a maximum of 1,000 miles per truckload.
I have attached the ELAP Livestock Feed Transportation workbook tool to this e-mail. ELAP will pay for a maximum of 150 days of water hauling during the triggered drought year, this means you will maintain records/logs of water hauling for FY-2023 with dates and gallons hauled and may apply once you have finished hauling water or met the 150 day maximum. Be sure to notify us if/when you began hauling water so we can start the Notice of Loss due to drought-Water Hauling.
Please let the office know if/when you have your information ready and we will proceed with the automated application and generate an estimated payment calculation. The deadline to apply for ELAP is January 30, 2024.
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LIP- Livestock Indemnity ProgramList Item 3
Provides assistance to eligible livestock owners or contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by an eligible adverse weather event, eligible disease, and attacked by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by law, including wolves and avian predators.
In addition, LIP provides assistance to eligible livestock owners that must sell livestock at a reduced price because of an injury from an eligible loss condition. Producers can apply to receive LIP assistance at local FSA Service Centers.
Please file a notice of loss within 30 days after the loss is apparent. The LIP application period ends 60 days after the calendar year in which the eligible loss condition occurred.
List of Services
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Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Fact Sheet PDF
The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops to protect against natural disasters that result in lower yields or crop losses, or prevents crop planting.
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Livestock Forage Program (LFP) Fact Sheet PDFList Item 2
LFP Provides assistance to eligible livestock owners and contract growers who have covered livestock and who are also producers of grazed forage crop acreage (native and improved pastureland with permanent vegetive cover that have suffered a loss of grazed forage due to a qualifying drought during the normal grazing period for the county.
How to apply- Producers can apply to receive LFP assistance at local FSA Service Centers. The LFP application period ends 30 calendar days after the end of the calendar year in which the grazing loss occurred.
Livestock owners or contract growers need to fillout and sign form CCC-941 - Adjusted Gross Income Certification Consent (AGI's). If signing up under an entity, the appplicant(s) will need to fill out one AGI for the entity and one AGI for each individual menber of the entity.
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Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Fact Sheet PDFList Item 3
LIP Provides assistance to eligible livestock owners or contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by an eligible adverse weather event, eligible disease, and attacked by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by law, including wolves and avian predators. In addition, LIP provides assistance to eligible livestock owners that must sell livestock at a reduced price because of an injury from an eligible loss condition.
How to apply- Producers can apply to receive LIP assistance at local FSA Service Centers. Please file a notice of loss within 30 days after the loss is apparent. The LIP application period ends 60 days after the calendar year in which the eligible loss condition occurred.
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Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) - Livestock Assistance Fact Sheet PDFList Item 1
ELAP Provides assistance for the following: Livestock Feed and grazing losses that are not due to drought or wildfires on federally managed lands; Losses resulting from the additional cost of transporting feed and/or water to livestock due to an eligible drought. Losses resulting from the additional cost associated with gathering livestock for treatment and inspection related to cattle tick fever. *Drought and wildfire on federally managed land are not eligible adverse weather or loss conditions for livestock grazing losses under ELAP. These conditions are covered by the Livestock Forage Program (LFP).
How to apply-Producers can apply to receive ELAP assistance at local FSA Service Centers. Please file a notice of loss within 30 days after the loss is apparent. The ELAP application period closes December 31 of each calendar year.
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Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) Fact Sheet
ECP helps farmers and ranchers to repair damage to farmlands caused by natural disasters and to help put in place methods for water conservation during severe drought.
The ECP does this by giving ranchers and farmers funding and assistance to repair the damaged farmland or to install methods for water conservation.
Individual FSA Drought Relief Forms
- AD-2047-New Applicant Data Worksheet Request-Fill Out on Computer
- AD-2047-New Applicant Data Worksheet Request-Instructions
- CCC-853-Livestock Forage Disaster Application-Fill Out on Computer
- CCC-853-Livestock Forage Disaster Application-Instructions
- CCC-860-Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resources, Beginning and Veteran Farmer or Rancher Certification-Fill Out on Computer
- CCC-941-Adjusted Gross Income Certification Consent To Disclose Tax Information-Print Only
- CCC-941-Adjusted Gross Income Certification Consent To Disclose Tax Information-Instructions
- SF-3881-FSA-Direct Deposit Form-Print Only
- SF-3881-FSA-Direct Deposit Form-Fill Out on Computer
- SF-3881-FSA-Direct Deposit Form-Instructions
