Livestock drought disaster assistance may be available for area ranchers

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Brad Thykeson has announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2018.

According to Thykeson, “Eddy, Foster, Nelson and Wells counties recently met qualifying drought ratings that ‘trigger’ eligibility for the Li...