(NAFB.com) – Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the release of congressionally mandated Emergency Livestock Relief Program payments to cover grazing losses due to drought or wildfire events in 2023 and-or 2024. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency is leveraging existing Livestock Forage Disaster Program data to streamline the payment calculations and expedite relief. Emergency relief payments are automatically issued for producers who have an approved LFP application on file for 2023 and-or 2024 and do not have to contact USDA to receive payments. “The Ag Department is stepping up to support livestock producers by expediting disaster payments when drought and wildfires strike,” said Rollins. “USDA has the backs of farmers and ranchers, and that is why we are delivering much-needed emergency relief.” The American Relief Act of 2025 provided funds for emergency relief payments. FSA will announce additional ELRP assistance for other losses authorized by the Act, including losses from flooding, later this summer.
