US offers limited assistance to blizzard-hit ranchers
23/10/2013
The Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse said: "This blizzard impacted lives and livelihoods across the region and USDA is committed to doing all we can to help ranchers during this difficult time. Due to the lack of a new Farm Bill, our means to help are limited - but we will do all we can. This disaster is a reminder of the unpredictable nature of agriculture, and the need for a strong farm safety net that would be provided by a new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill."
Mr Scuse encouraged producers to submit forms to the Farm Service Agency to document their losses with the hope that Congress will quickly pass a Farm Bill to reauthorise the livestock disaster assistance programmes that have expired.
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