Dairy producers in Wisconsin impacted by the winter storm beginning March 14 can report crop, livestock and infrastructure related losses to the local Farm Service Agency. Inquire about available disaster recovery assistance.
Winter storms and blizzard conditions create serious challenges for dairy producers, affecting livestock health, feed supplies, transportation and daily milk production.
“Milk can’t wait. When trucks can’t reach farms or processors on time, producers face costly delays and, in some cases, must dispose of milk that can’t be stored,” says Sandy Chalmers, Wisconsin FSA Executive Director. “We recognize the significant economic strain these adverse weather events place on a producer’s bottom line. Reporting storm-related losses helps us quickly initiate a disaster designation and move forward with recovery support for Wisconsin dairy producers.”
Producers who experience livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or sell injured livestock at a reduced price may be eligible for the Livestock Indemnity Program. To participate in LIP, producers will have to provide acceptable documentation of death losses or evidence of reduced sales resulting from an eligible adverse event, including an adverse weather event, and must submit a notice of loss to FSA no later than March 1, 2027, for 2026 calendar year losses.
Learn more: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/livestock-indemnity
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