The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds Northeast Georgia livestock producers they have until the end of this month to apply for federal disaster assistance.
Georgia State Executive FSA Director Arthur Tripp, Jr. says farmers who suffered grazing losses during 2023 have until Jan. 30 to report their losses and enroll in the Livestock Forage Disaster Program.
To date, twenty-five Georgia counties have met the drought severity levels that trigger LFP eligibility. They include the Northeast Georgia counties of Habersham, Lumpkin, Towns, and White.
Livestock producers who sustained grazing losses on privately owned or cash-leased land due to drought are eligible, as well as those who sustained losses due to fire on federally managed land.
