The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced its plans to fulfill its role in issuing the disaster assistance Congress tasked it with at the end of last year. At a Farmers First Roundtable, Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to expedite $21 billion in disaster assistance. Farmers receiving livestock relief for drought and wildfire can expect to receive payments as early as the end of May.
The agency also launched a landing page to track the status of USDA’s disaster rollout, which it says will be updated regularly.
Disaster Assistance Program Timeline
Emergency Livestock Relief Program – Drought/Wildfire
May 23 – Release to Federal Register for publication
May 28 – Final rule on public display
May 29 – Payment processing on Thursday night
May 30 – County offices sign and certify payments
Supplemental Disaster Relief Program – Previously Indemnified Loss
June 30 – Release to Federal Register for Publication
July 3 – Final rule on public display
July 7 – SDRP signup begins
Emergency Livestock Relief Program – Flooding includes Commodity Loss Assistance Program, Milk Loss Program – Combined Final Rule
August 13 – Sent to Federal Register for Publication
August 15 – Final Rule on public display
August 18 – ELRP flooding, Commodity Loss Assistance and Milk Loss – signup begins
Supplemental Disaster Relief Program – Uncovered Loss
September 10 – Sent to Federal Register for Publication
September 12 – Final Rule on public display
September 15 – SDRP signup targeted.
