Under a national formula, USDA will offset feed transportation costs after the first 25 miles up to 1,000 miles. The calculation will then exclude the normal costs to transport hay or feed if the producer normally buys feed. USDA will use a cost of $6.60 per mile before the 60% to 90% calculation is applied. The mileage also may be adjusted on a state or regional basis.
For example, a producer who paid to have bales of hay hauled 175 miles would be paid on 150 miles. That 150 miles would be multiplied by $6.60 to get $990. The $990 is multiplied by 0.60 to arrive at $594 eligible payment.
Transportation costs for feed will be covered in the following conditions:
-- The area where haying and grazing resources are depleted has been in a D2 "severe" drought for eight consecutive weeks as indicated by the U.S. Drought Monitor. https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/…
-- The area has been under a drought of D3 "extreme" drought or greater.
-- USDA has determined a shortage of local or regional feed availability.
USDA will accept feed transportation costs that were incurred on Jan. 1, 2021, or after. Producers will self-certify their costs to their local FSA office, but producers also are encouraged to keep records and receipts in case documentation is requested. The deadline to file for this payment for 2021 is Jan. 31, 2022.
ELAP also will offer cost-share assistance for the costs of treating hay or feed to prevent the spread of invasive pests such as fire ants, USDA stated.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., noted in a news release he had been working with USDA to help boost drought aid for producers, including aid that would help offset the costs of trucking feed to livestock that normally graze.
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