FSA Disaster Programs Easing Farmers’ Burden

Farmers in Texas have experienced one of the worst droughts in the state’s history on top of wildfires that have destroyed thousands of acres of farmland and left producers wondering how they will recover. For many, the answer is crop insurance and programs offered by the USDA Farm Service Agency. “It’s been some assistance,” said Juan Garcia, acting deputy administrator for Farm Programs. “It won’t make them [ranchers] whole, but it will help.” To date, the agency has paid out $58 million to producers through the Livestock Forage Program, while the state FSA has paid $13 million through the Emergency Conservation Program. Read more (Country World News).