Application deadline for FSA emergency assistance extended

East Allen Times:

INDIANAPOLIS - The USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Indiana announced Thursday it will extend the deadline to apply for the 2010 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program to March 1.

The program provides emergency assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish that have losses due to disease, adverse weather, or other conditions, including losses due to blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. ....