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Farmers in almost every Pennsylvania county, including Cambria, Bedford, Somerset and Westmoreland, will soon be eligible for financial relief if adverse weather conditions severely affected their crop production in 2011.
The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced grant funds will become available through the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program. A farm must have suffered at least a 10-percent production loss on crops of economic significance due to natural disasters during the marketing year of Oct. 1, 2011, through Sept. 30, 2012, to be eligible. Fifty-seven of the state’s 67 counties qualified for the assistance.
“It will help supplement their income when they had losses because of the damage,” said Dolly Little, executive director of Cambria County’s USDA Farm Service Agency.
Severe crop damage occurred last year due in part to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee dumping heavy rains on the commonwealth.
“Pennsylvania was hit hard by storms in 2011, and this disaster aid will help farmers who are still trying to get back on their feet,” said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.
“Irene, Lee and other bad weather did unspeakable damage to communities and the state’s economy. These funds are one step toward helping keep a key component of Pennsylvania’s economy strong.”
June 7, 2013, is the deadline for farmers and ranchers to apply for funds through their local FSA office.
To be eligible, applicants must be covered by the Federal Crop Insurance Act or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program and be located in one of the impacted counties.
Farms located outside of those counties can apply if they lost at least 50 percent of their crop production because of natural disasters.
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