Severe drought in area affecting many
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A lack of moisture, over an extended period of time, has caused Daviess County producers to suffer from the effects of severe drought conditions. Farms experiencing severe drought conditions may be eligible for cost share assistance under ECP.
This disaster program is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA). FSA provides cost share assistance if the damage is so severe that water available for livestock has been reduced below normal to the extent that they can’t survive without additional water.
A producer qualifying for ECP assistance may receive cost share not to exceed 64% of the cost of installing eligible temporary measures. Cost sharing for permanent measures is based on 50% of the total cost. Cost share assistance is limited to $200,000 per person per natural disaster. Approved practices and measures may include:
*Installing pipelines or other facilities for livestock water
*Constructing and deepening well for livestock water
*Developing spring or seep for livestock water.
Producers who have experienced severe drought conditions requiring outside assistance to provide supplemental emergency livestock water, may contact the local county FSA office. Requests for assistance will be accepted at the Daviess County FSA from Jan. 13 through Feb. 29.
To be eligible for cost share, practices shall not be started until a request has first been filed at the county FSA office and an on site inspection of the problem area has been made y COC or its representative. COC will review the inspection finding when considering the request for cost share.