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The 2007 Act provides approximately $3 billion in agricultural disaster aid for America's
farmers
and ranchers. The aid will cover crop losses, livestock and feed losses, emergency conservation
practices and dairy losses.
You are eligible for this new disaster aid if:
For more information on this package of aid, please
click here.
Click here to see
a map of the
USDA Disaster
Designations due to drought and related conditions.
U.S. Drought
Monitor
NE Rural Response
Hotline
Agriculture Drought Disaster Program Opportunities
The links found here will give agricultural producers an idea of available federal assistance
programs.
Agricultural
Assistance Act of 2007
On May 25, 2007, President Bush signed into law the "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care,
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007" (2007 Act).
Nebraska
Platte-Republican Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
In March 2005, Governor Dave Heineman signed an agreement with USDA Deputy Under
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Floyd Gaibler to create the Nebraska
Platte-Republican Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). This program pays
land
owners in a targeted area to place irrigated crop acres into non-irrigated conservation cover
under
10- to 15-year contracts. This is the first CREP in the nation designed with a goal of addressing
water quantity challenges. For more information on this program, please click here.
Drought
Disaster Designations
In response to the drought, Governor Dave Heineman is coordinating with Nebraska Farm
Service Agency officials and other appropriate individuals to submit counties to the United
States
Department of Agriculture for secretarial drought disaster designations. A secretarial disaster
designation provides affected producers with access to an emergency low-interest loan program
and opens the door to the FSA disaster set-aside program, which allows existing FSA direct loan
borrowers to delay payment if they are unable to do so as a result of a disaster. It also provides
access to the Small Business Administration disaster loan program for affected businesses, and it
provides documentation for the Internal Revenue Service allowing producers to defer income on
forced livestock sales due to the disaster. The designation can also be used to determine county
eligibility for other disaster FSA programs.
USDA Drought Information
USDA Farm Service Agency Disaster Assistance
USDA Top
Stories
Livestock Forage and Feeding Resources
The links found below will help you access available information on hay or forage supplies,
feedlot options, nonfat dry milk feeding guidelines, and ongoing forage and feed donation
programs.
Manitoba Hay Listing
Nebraska Alfalfa Marketing Association
Nebraska's Cattle Feeders
Nebraska Hay & Forage Hotline
Recommendations for
utilizing non-fat dry milk in sheep and goat rations. This information was provided by Dr.
Ed Huston, a professor of ruminant nutrition with Texas A&M University Agricultural Research
and Extension Center.
University of Nebraska Extension
recommendations for utilizing non-fat dried milk in beef cattle rations.
USDA Farm Service Agency Hay Net
Agriculture Producer Drought Management Resources
Drought and Tax Information from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension
IANR Drought Site (Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Internal Revenue Service Agriculture Tax Tips - Sales
Caused by Weather-Related Condition
There are specific income tax implications in culling and/or liquidating cattle in a drought year.
Producers should contact a tax consultant for advice. For general background, this link will take you to the 2006
Farmer's Tax Guide. Information can be found in Chapter 11, under "Other Involuntary
Conversions" and "Postponing Gain."
Grasshopper Management Resources
Grasshopper Control in Yards and Gardens - Scroll down to "Other Pests"
section.
Grasshopper Control in Cropland - Scroll down to "Field Crop Insects"
section.
Grasshopper Control on Rangeland - Scroll down to "Other Pests" section.
Human Services Resources
The links found below will assist you in finding a variety of personal program opportunities,
such
as stress counseling, financial counseling, food pantries, and legal services. Some of
these services are available at low or no cost to those in need.
Human Service
Resources
Charitable Organizations Working on Drought Assistance
A number of charitable groups are working both independently and in groups to provide
assistance to Nebraskans dealing with drought.
Community
Action of Nebraska
Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska
Orphan Grain
Train
Small Business Drought Disaster Information
Small Business Association Disaster Assistance
General Public Drought Management Tips
These links will take you to ideas on how to manage drought through water conservation at
home, what to do with your lawn, and other general drought management tips. Also found
below
is the weekly report from Nebraska's Health and Human Services System on community water
restrictions.
Make Every
Drop Count On Your Yard
Make
Every Drop Count In Your Home
IANR Drought Site
Community Water Restrictions
Conservation Tips
Other Drought Resources and Contacts
Climate Assessment Response
Committee Minutes - March 20, 2009
Water
Availability and Outlook Report for March 20, 2009
Water Availability and
Outlook Report for March 20, 2009 (text version)
Report on USDA Disaster
Programming under 2008 Farm Bill
NAP Program Fact Sheet
SURE Program Fact Sheet
Pasture, Range and Forage Pilot Insurance Program Fact Sheet
Climate Assessment Response Committee (CARC)
Contact Your Federal
Elected Representatives
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Drought Information Center
National
Drought Mitigation Center
National Interagency Fire
Center Wildfire Threat Map
Current
Streamflow Conditions
News Announcements
2007
Gov. Heineman Announces
Nine Counties Approved for Disaster Assistance
As Summer Continues,
CARC Leaders Encourage Nebraskans to Use Water Wisely
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