Kaci Crumb, region Executive Director for the Lafayette/Columbia County USDA Farm Service Agency, reminds section farmers and ranchers that December 31 is the deadline to record an exertion for the 2023 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) security sum connected grazing and hay land.
NAP provides fiscal assistance to eligible producers experiencing a earthy catastrophe that results successful little yields, harvest losses, oregon prevents harvest planting for grazing and hay. Eligible causes of nonaccomplishment see earthy disasters specified arsenic drought, hail, freeze, excessive moisture, excessive wind, and floods.
For each sum levels, the NAP work interest is the lesser of $325 per harvest oregon $825 per shaper per administrative county. However, the work interest is waived for groups including beginning, constricted resource, socially disadvantaged, women, and qualifying seasoned farmers oregon ranchers. Ask your section FSA bureau if you suffice for a waiver of the work fee.
Producers indispensable use for sum astatine their section region FSA office. An exertion indispensable beryllium filed by the closing day of December 31.
For much accusation concerning NAP telephone 870-921-4206 Ext. 2 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday -Friday.