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USDA Announces $1 Billion in Disaster Aid for Livestock Producers

By Anna Pope

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $1 billion dollars in disaster assistance to cover grazing losses from eligible drought and wildfire events in 2023 and 2024.

The assistance is through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program and department officials will use existing data from a different program, the Livestock Forage Disaster Program, to expedite payment calculations and relief, according to a press release.

“The Department of Agriculture is stepping up to support livestock producers by expediting disaster payments when drought and wildfires strike,” said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a press release.

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