Dive Summary:
- The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has urged farmers to document and report any losses incurred from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
- Costs can include: livestock that have died and need to be replaced, transportation of livestock to a safer location, animal feed bought to replace damaged crops, damaged farmland and damaged or destroyed farm equipment.
- The FSA currently has $15.5 million to help farmers in counties that had received a Major Disaster designation during or directly after the storm hit.
From the article:
WASHINGTON (USDA) â Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia today urged farmers and ranchers affected by Hurricane Sandy to keep thorough records of all losses, including livestock death losses, as well as expenses for such things as feed purchases and extraordinary costs because of lost supplies and or increased transportation costs.FSA recommends that owners and producers record all pertinent information of natural disaster consequences, including:Documentation of the number and kind of livestock that have died, supplemented if possible by photographs or video records of ...
