The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in July that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 could apply for US$16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP).
To expedite the implementation of SDRP, the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering assistance in two stages. This first stage is open to producers with eligible crop losses that received assistance under crop insurance or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program during 2023 and 2024. Stage One signups started in person at FSA county offices on July 10 and prefilled applications were mailed to producers on July 9. Stage Two signups for eligible shallow or uncovered losses will begin in early fall.
This article originally appeared on inc.nutfruit.org.
