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USDA Disaster Assistance and Hurricane Recovery Workshops

Dan Florida, Industry News Release, USDA-NRCS

usda disaster assistanceRepresentatives from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Rural Development (RD) and Risk Management Agency (RMA) will present disaster assistance information for agricultural producers. Workshop topics include emergency assistance for livestock & crop-related expenses and losses; financial assistance programs to help with farm and farmland damage; deadlines for applying for disaster assistance programs and programs to help with restoration and rehabilitation of farm and ranch land. Following is the list of dates and locations.

Nov. 6, 9 – 11 a.m.
Bay-Holmes-Washington Counties
First Baptist Church Sanctuary, 1300 South Blvd., Chipley, Fla. 32428

Nov. 6, 2-4 p.m.
Jackson County
Jackson County Agricultural Center Auditorium, 2741 Penn Ave, Marianna, Fla. 32448

Nov. 7 ,  9-11 a.m.
Calhoun County
Rivertown Community Church Sanctuary, 19359 SR 71 North, Blountstown, Fla. 32424

Nov. 7, 2-4 p.m.
Gadsden County
FAMU Research and Extension Center, 4259 Bainbridge Highway, Quincy, Fla. 32352

For more information, contact Shelly Sale, 850-547-2850 x2.

Source: USDA/NRCS Florida