Oct. 30 (UPI) — The federal government said Wednesday that more than $200 million will be made available to farmers hit by recent natural disasters such as Hurricane Milton.
“Florida farmers, livestock producers and forest landowners have been hit hard by hurricanes this year, and we’re continuing our efforts to help producers recover following hurricanes like Milton,” U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a release .
USDA said more than $235M in federal aid will be put aside for famers hit by natural disasters in recent years, including Hurricane Milton.
The assistance package, with payments to begin this week, includes $143M in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers negatively affected by Milton, and about $92M for U.S. livestock producers that faced “increased supplemental feed costs as a result of forage losses due to 2022 qualifying drought and wildfire,” according to the department…