The meetings below will be held to discuss the needs of
agricultural producers and forest landowners and current financial assistance
available. All times local.
Rivertown Community Church
Commissioner
of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam will discuss damage caused by Hurricane Michael
and recovery efforts and needs.
19359 State Road 71 N
Blountstown, FL 32424
Thursday, November 1st
at 3:00- 5:00 pm CST
Jackson County IFAS
Extension office
Your local Florida Forest
Service County Forester, Tree Farm Representatives, Forest Industry, UF/IFAS
Extension, NRCS Agent, and Farm Service Agent will be present to answer
questions.
2741 Penn Avenue
Marianna, FL 32448
USDA Disaster Assistance
and Hurricane Recovery Workshops
Representatives from USDA’s Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency
(FSA), Rural Development (RD)
and Risk Management Agency (RMA)
will present disaster assistance information for agricultural producers.
Workshop topics include emergency assistance for livestock & crop-related
expenses and losses; financial assistance programs to help with farm and
farmland damage; deadlines for applying for disaster assistance programs and
programs to help with restoration and rehabilitation of farm and ranch land.
Following is the list of dates and locations. All times local.
Bay-Holmes-Washington
Counties
First Baptist Church
Sanctuary
1300 South Blvd.
Chipley, FL 32428
Nov. 6, 2-4 pm
Jackson County
Jackson County Agricultural
Center Auditorium
2741 Penn Ave
Marianna, FL 32448
Calhoun County
Rivertown Community Church
Sanctuary
19359 SR 71 North
19359 SR 71 North
Blountstown, FL 32424
Nov. 7, 2-4 pm
Gadsden County
FAMU Research and Extension
Center
4259 Bainbridge Highway
Quincy, FL 32352
For more information about these USDA meetings, contact Shelly Sale, 850-547-2850 x2.
***ON-DEMAND
WEBINAR:
Agriculture Disaster Assistance - Information Session for Agriculture and Forest Producers - 2018 (link)
Agriculture Disaster Assistance - Information Session for Agriculture and Forest Producers - 2018 (link)
POST-STORM RECOVERY ASSISTANCE
AVAILABLE THROUGH USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE FOR AG LAND
DAMAGED BY HURRICANE MICHAEL
The first sign-up period ends Nov. 16, 2018. A second sign-up period will end Dec. 14, 2018.
The first sign-up period ends Nov. 16, 2018. A second sign-up period will end Dec. 14, 2018.
Florida farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands
and livestock mortality due to Hurricane Michael are encouraged to sign up for
the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS).
Agricultural producers in Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla, and Washington Counties are eligible to apply for assistance. The first sign-up period ends Nov. 16, 2018. A second sign-up period will end Dec. 14, 2018. This assistance is available to individual farmers and ranchers to aid in recovery efforts on their properties and does not apply to local governments or other entities.
Conservation practices available through EQIP can protect your land from erosion, support disaster recovery and repair, and can help mitigate loss from exceptional storm events in the future. Farmers and ranchers seeking financial and technical assistance through EQIP should visit their local NRCS office to sign up. Bonifay, Marianna and Quincy field offices are open to serve producers in Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf and Liberty counties until Blountstown Field Office is repaired.
For more information on NRCS and the EQIP program, visit the Florida NRCS website. For more information on disaster assistance programs for farmers and ranchers, visit farmers.gov/recover
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