Livestock producers invited to attend FSA meeting in Rocky Boy

Press release

USDA Farm Service Agency is hosting a producer meeting Tuesday, April 3, at 1 p.m. at the new Stone Child College on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation.

The meeting is open to the public.

FSA will present information on the Livestock Indemnity Program authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill.

Livestock Indemnity Program provide benefits to livestock producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by eligible loss conditions, including eligible adverse weather, eligible disease and eligible attacks, attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law, including wolves and avian predators. LIP payments are equal to 75 percent of the market value of the applicable livestock on the day before the date of death of the livestock as determined by the secretary of agriculture.

Livestock producers who suffer livestock deaths due to an eligible loss condition including eligible adverse weather events, eligible disease and eligible attacks from Jan. 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2018, must submit a notice of loss within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock is first apparent. Livestock producers suffering livestock losses may submit the notice of loss to FSA by phone, fax, and email or in person. An application for payment must be filed with the local FSA County Office by the March 31, 2019, deadline.

People with disabilities who require accommodations to attend this meeting should contact Jennifer Cole at 406-654-1333, ext. 2, [email protected] or Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

For more information about the meeting and FSA programs, people can contact the local FSA office in Havre at 265-6792, ext. 2. Visit Montana FSA online at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/mt/.

People with questions should contact their local FSA office. Find the local office online at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/.