Wisconsin Ag Connection - Disaster Assistance for 2012 Frost or Freeze Fruit Crop Losses Announced

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Disaster Assistance for 2012 Frost or Freeze Fruit Crop Losses Announced
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 07/22/2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program assistance for losses to bush or tree fruit crops due to frost or freeze during the 2012 crop year. The program, authorized by the 2014 farm bill, provides supplemental NAP payments to eligible producers.

FSA Administrator Juan Garcia says farmers who did not have access to crop insurance and are in primary and adjacent counties that received a Secretarial disaster designation because of frost or freeze in 2012 are eligible for NAP assistance. Losses due to weather damage or other adverse natural occurrences may also qualify for program assistance.

"After the 2014 farm bill was enacted into law, USDA expedited the restart of disaster assistance programs as a top priority," Garcia said. "Fruit producers experienced significant financial losses from weather-related damage in 2012. NAP provides them with long-awaited disaster relief."

NAP enrollment begins July 22, with applications due to FSA county offices by September 22.

To expedite applications, producers who experienced losses are encouraged to collect records documenting these losses in preparation for the sign-up in this program.

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