Drought Assistance for 2021 Livestock Forage Losses Available for Lyon County Producers

Producers in Lyon County are eligible to apply for 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on native pasture, improved pasture, and forage sorghum.
LFP provides compensation if you suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned land, leased land where the producer has risk in the grazing or fire on federally managed land.
FSA county committees can only accept LFP applications after notification is provided from FSA headquarters of qualifying drought conditions as determined by the U.S. Drought Monitor or if a federal agency prohibits producers from grazing livestock on normally permitted federally managed lands due to qualifying fire.
Click here for a map of counties that are eligible for LFP. This map is updated weekly. Producers must complete a CCC-853 and provide the required supporting documentation before program benefits can be determined and issued. The deadline to apply for 2021 losses is Jan. 30, 2022.
For additional information about LFP, including eligibility criteria for producers and livestock, and information about how the U.S. Drought Monitor is used to determine county eligibility, contact the Lyon County FSA office at 507-537-1401 or visit farmers.gov/recover.