USDA issuing relief payments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to farmers and livestock producers to help them recover from natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

This week, FSA will issue more than $581 million in 2021 and 2022 drought and wildfire emergency relief to eligible ranchers.

FSA is closing out the Emergency Livestock Relief Program f…