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Raleigh -- March 22, 2022 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of North Carolina announced
" WNC ag. crop loss program expanded to include damages and losses incurred from freeze, frost in April 2021"
The Agricultural Crop Loss Program of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has been expanded to include farmers in six western counties who incurred freeze or frost damage to their agricultural commodities between April 2 and April 21, 2021.
A person must have lost demonstrable agricultural commodities as a result of the freeze disaster to be eligible for help under the expanded program, and the individual's farm must be located in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, or Transylvania counties.
“A late season hard freeze can be particularly damaging for young plants. I was thankful when the USDA declared a freeze disaster that recognized damages and losses in several counties,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Farmers who have applied for assistance through this program for Tropical Storm Fred must demonstrate a separate and distinct loss for the freeze disaster. We encourage farmers to submit their application for assistance quickly to ensure they meet the April 15 deadline.”
Farmers who have sustained losses as a result of Tropical Storm Fred have until April 15 to apply. Farmers in 11 western NC counties can claim for compensation for losses caused by Tropical Storm Fred. Apples, corn, forages, grapes, nursery crops, potatoes, soybeans, sweet corn, tobacco, tomatoes, wheat, specialty crops, and other fruits and vegetables are among the commodities included in this program. The program excludes grain that has been stored. Aquaculture, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, farmed cervids, and bison are examples of livestock commodities.
On the NCDA&CS website, www.ncagr.gov, you can download the application and needed forms. Call 866-747-9823 if you have general questions regarding the program. Applicants can also seek assistance from their local cooperative extension or Farm Service Agency offices.
Wnctimes by Marjorie Farrington
