Livestock producers who incurred eligible livestock death losses due to the recent extreme temperatures and other adverse weather events may be eligible for the USDA Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).
Producers will be required to provide documentation of the livestock lost and documentation of losses due to normal mortality for the calendar year. FSA staff can provide producers with a list of acceptable loss documentation that includes proof of death, producer records and verifiable inventory documentation.
For livestock losses that occur in calendar year 2011, producers will have until 30 days after the livestock loss becomes apparent to file a notice of loss to FSA, or no later than October 31, 2011. In addition, producers will have until January 30, 2012, to apply for payment.
Adequate documentation must prove the death of eligible livestock occurred as a direct result of an eligible adverse weather event in the calendar year for which benefits are being requested. If adequate verifiable proof of death records documentation is not available, a livestock producer may provide reliable records, along with verifiable beginning and ending inventory, as proof of death.
Certifications of livestock deaths by third parties, who are not affiliated with the farming operation, may be accepted only if verifiable proof of death records or reliable proof of death records are not available. Verifiable beginning and ending inventory records are also required with such third party certifications.
LIP indemnity payments will be based on 75 percent of the fair market value of the livestock as determined by FSA.
To sign up for LIP, contact your local FSA county office.
County office contact information, as well as additional information about LIP, can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov.
Producers will be required to provide documentation of the livestock lost and documentation of losses due to normal mortality for the calendar year. FSA staff can provide producers with a list of acceptable loss documentation that includes proof of death, producer records and verifiable inventory documentation.
For livestock losses that occur in calendar year 2011, producers will have until 30 days after the livestock loss becomes apparent to file a notice of loss to FSA, or no later than October 31, 2011. In addition, producers will have until January 30, 2012, to apply for payment.
Adequate documentation must prove the death of eligible livestock occurred as a direct result of an eligible adverse weather event in the calendar year for which benefits are being requested. If adequate verifiable proof of death records documentation is not available, a livestock producer may provide reliable records, along with verifiable beginning and ending inventory, as proof of death.
Certifications of livestock deaths by third parties, who are not affiliated with the farming operation, may be accepted only if verifiable proof of death records or reliable proof of death records are not available. Verifiable beginning and ending inventory records are also required with such third party certifications.
LIP indemnity payments will be based on 75 percent of the fair market value of the livestock as determined by FSA.
To sign up for LIP, contact your local FSA county office.
County office contact information, as well as additional information about LIP, can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov.