Montana Ag Network: working to fix "error" in farm disaster program

Montana Ag Network: working to fix "error" in farm disaster program
and last updated 2021-02-01 10:12:48-05
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the beginning of the year announced support for farmers who were affected by extreme weather in 2018 and 2019.
The funding comes through USDA’s Quality Loss Adjustment Program (QLA), which provides $1.5 billion for farmers facing crop losses due to extreme weather. It was created to supplement relief provided to farmers through the Wildfire, Hurricane, and Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+).
Since September 2019, U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has been working to get relief for producers in Eastern Montana facing quality losses due to excessive rain and flooding in the region during harvest. “The fact is, Northeastern Montana got hammered by untimely moisture during harvest,” said Tester. “Everybody in agriculture knows we need rain all the time, but not during Harvest. That's the worst time to get.”

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