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FEMA offers support to farmers affected by severe storms | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

By: Ag. Reporter Mollie Goode Kentucky farmers and ranch hands may be eligible for disaster assistance if they faced equipment damage during the February and April severe storms.  Following the extreme weather the state faced earlier in the year, FEMA is offering farmers and farmhands whose tools or equipment were damaged assistance in replacing the essential tools required for employment.  Along with the coverage of tools, FEMA has opened a Dis…

USDA Lays Out Timeline for Releasing 2023-24 Disaster Aid to Farmers, Livestock Producers

Under the details released on Wednesday, livestock producers can sign up for losses tied to drought and wildfire at the end of May. Crop producers who suffered income losses in 2023 or 2024 due to natural disasters are expected to be able to sign up for certain payments in July. Some uninsured losses will not have sign up until September.

Secretary Rollins Announces Expedited Disaster Aid

[audio mp3="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1065/2025/05/07171412/5-7-rollins-weds-pm.mp3"] (Washington, D.C., May 7, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today held the inaugural Farmers First roundtable at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Secretary Rollins hosted Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, the Board of Directors for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA),…

Ag Secretary Rollins Message to Farmers - Agri-Business AgNet West

Ag secretary Brook Rollins says we will continue to work on reconstructing, rebuilding, and “I’m proud to be fighting for the most American of all Americans, our farmers”. The post Ag Secretary Rollins Message to Farmers appeared first on AgNet West.

Secretary Rollins Hosts Farmers First Roundtable, Announces Expedited Disaster Aid - Oklahoma Farm Report

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today held the inaugural Farmers First roundtable at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Secretary Rollins hosted Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, the Board of Directors for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), and over 20 farmers and ranchers from 11 states who run smaller-scale, independent, family-owned operations. These operations are at the heart of American a…