USDA expands eligibility for emergency programs

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency expanded eligibility and enhanced available benefits for several programs that provide support following natural disasters. The FSA updated the Emergency Conservation Program; Emergency Forest Restoration Program; Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish; Livestock Forage Disaster Program; Livestock Indemnity Program; and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.