Disaster assistance
Yesterday I read you an op Ed piece by agriculture secretary Rollins where and she admitted there were very tough times going on for farmers and ranchers in this country and vowed that things will turn around. That might be difficult for some of you to endure but I want to remind you that there are some strong federal programs to help you through losses. Here is state executive Director for the farm service agency KEVIN Andrus about disaster relief programs.
It is tough, and that's why we are here to support and ensure that viability and sustainability, a big program that was passed congressionally is and they are authorized to spend 16 billion for Psdp assistance. And Strp stands for Supplemental Disaster Relief Program. And there's two stages. We had our first stage open a few months ago, and that provided assistance for disaster relief for different commodities, that experience losses that were insured or under the Nap program. But stage two is for the uninsured losses that are more a shallow loss that are uncovered, but can also be a quality loss. Both stages are still open. Farmers can come into their FSA office, see if they qualify, and it's for the 2023 and 2024 crop years and whatever natural disaster could have occurred within that time frame. Speaker1: And good luck.
