{"id":420070,"date":"2015-11-18T13:34:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=420070"},"modified":"2015-11-19T13:34:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T19:34:00","slug":"some-area-livestock-producers-may-qualify-for-drought-disaster-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=420070","title":{"rendered":"Some Area Livestock Producers May Qualify for Drought Disaster Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/11\/drought1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/11\/drought1-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"drought\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-420071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/11\/drought1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/11\/drought1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/11\/drought1.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>TYLER &#8212; Ranchers and livestock producers in Smith, Upshur, &#038; Gregg counties may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred this year. That word came Wednesday in a news release from the County Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Smith-Upshur-Gregg County, Chris Lynn.  Lynn says the three counties recently met qualifying drought ratings that trigger eligibility for the program on improved pasture, native pasture, and sorghum forage.<!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>Officials say the program provides compensation to livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire. For losses due to drought, qualifying drought ratings are determined using the U.S. Drought Monitor.  You can go to <a href=\"http:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/<\/a> to find that monitor online.  <\/p>\n<p>According to the news release, &#8220;Qualifying fires are those occurring on rangeland managed by a federal agency and the producer is prohibited by the federal agency from grazing the normal permitted livestock on the managed rangeland due to the fire. Eligible livestock include alpacas, beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep or swine that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland during the normal grazing period.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Applications are required for 2015 losses. To expedite applications, producers who experienced losses in 2015 are encouraged to collect records documenting their losses. Supporting documents may include information related to grazing leases or federal grazing permits, contract grower agreements, and more.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8212; Ranchers and livestock producers in Smith, Upshur, &#038; Gregg counties may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred this year. 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