Livestock Forage Disaster Program in Cherokee County: The Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses for covered livestock. In addition, those who are also producers of grazed forage crop acreage of native and improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover or acreage planted specifically for grazing. The program supports producers during times of disaster. It ensures stability of the agricultural industry as livestock demand continues to grow. We want our community to be aware that Cherokee County is included in the program. Pickens, Gordon, Bartow, Murray and Whitfield are also included.
Grazing losses must occur on land physically located in a county experiencing a qualifying drought during the normal grazing period for the county. LFP also provides compensation to eligible livestock producers that have covered livestock and who are also producers of grazed forage crop acreage on rangeland managed by a federal agency if the eligible livestock producer is prohibited by the federal agency from grazing the normal permitted livestock on the manage rangeland due to a qualifying fire.
Eligible livestock includes alpacas, beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep or swine that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland.
To be eligible for LFP, persons or legal entities must be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, partnership of U.S. citizens, a legal entity organized under State law, or an Indian tribe or tribal organization.
For more details on eligibility and the documentation process, read more here. Producers should check this table for Livestock Forage Disaster Program to learn about eligibility in Cherokee County provided by the Farm Service Agency website.
