| Do you have cattle, sheep, goats, or equine animals? If so, you could be eligible to receive payment under the Livestock Forage Program that is now underway and will continue through January 30, 2024. On Thursday, November 30th, FSA will have staff on-site at the Woodbury USDA Service Center located at 740 Old McMinnville Road, Woodbury. Local producers are invited to call 615-597-6225, extension 2 to make an appointment to file their Livestock Forage Program application in Woodbury. If you cannot visit the Woodbury USDA Service Center on November 30, you can still file your application at the Smithville USDA Service Center through January 30, 2024. The Smithville USDA Service Center is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and you do not need an appointment if you are applying at the Smithville USDA Service Center. The Livestock Forage Assistance Program (LFP) has been approved for DeKalb and Cannon counties due to recent and extreme drought conditions that have affected livestock grazing during the 2023 normal grazing period. LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses for covered livestock on land with permanent vegetative cover or planted specifically for grazing. For a fact sheet about the Livestock Forage Program, you can visit https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/fsa_lfp_livestockforageprogramfactsheet_2022.pdf. |
