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  • Letter to the Editor: Livestock Forage Disaster Program deadline nears

    Dan Steinkruger, State Executive Director - Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency|Sep 24, 2014

    Dear Editor, Since late 20111, America’s livestock producers have endured weather disasters such as historic droughts, blizzards, floods and fires, awaiting Congressional enactment of a farm bill so that disaster assistance could resume. When the 2014 Farm Bill was signed into law by President Obama in February, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack ensured that disaster programs were restarted in 60 days, by April 15, 2014. Five months later, USDA’s Farm Service Agency has approved more than 250,000 applications seeking assistance, exceeding Con... Full story