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Eligible
farmers can now sign up for the Crop Disaster Program (CDP) if they
suffered quantity losses to their crops. USDA will announce and conduct
CDP sign-up for quality losses as soon as possible.
The CDP
provides benefits to farmers who suffered quantity and quality losses to
2005, 2006 or 2007 crops from natural disasters if the crop was planted
before February 28, 2007 or, in the case of prevented plantings, for
crops that would have been planted before February 28, 2007. Producers
who incurred qualifying losses in 2005, 2006 or 2007 must choose only
one year to apply for benefits.
Producers
may apply for benefits for losses to multiple commodities as long as the
losses occurred in the same crop year. Only producers who obtained crop
insurance coverage or coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program (NAP) for the year of loss will be eligible for CDP
benefits. Producers must have suffered quantity losses in excess of 35
percent to be eligible for CDP.
Sign-up
also continues for the Livestock Compensation Program (LCP) and the
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) for feed losses and livestock losses
occurring between January 1, 2005 and February 28, 2007 due to a natural
disaster. Contact your local Farm Service Agency office for more
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