Informational meeting on Flood Resources to be held this Thursday

The Madison, Pierce and Stanton County Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and UNL Extension-Madison County have scheduled an informational meeting regarding resources available to assist farmers and ranchers with the impacts of recent flooding.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at the Nebraska Extension in Madison County Office 1305 S. 13th Street Norfolk, NE 68701. It will begin at 10:00 am.

FSA staff will review basic requirements for programs such as the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP), and farm loan disaster programs.

NRCS staff will cover Disaster Programs available.

Preregistration is not required. For more information on the meeting or regarding the programs noted above, contact the Madison County FSA office at 402-371-5350 ext 2, Pierce County FSA office at 402-329-4996 ext 2 or Stanton County FSA office at 402-439-2166 ext 2.