USDA previews emergency assistance for producers who incurred losses due to 2022 disasters

Additional payments on the way for livestock producers impacted by drought and wildfire in 2021

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced plans to roll out $3.7 billion in Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) assistance to crop and livestock producers who sustained losses due to a qualifying natural disaster event in calendar year 2022. USDA is sharing early information to allow producers time to gather documents in advance of program delivery. T…