ND Department of Agriculture Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 8, 2009

DEADLINE NEARING FOR LIVESTOCK FEED TRANSPORT COMPENSATION

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says livestock producers who may be eligible for compensation through the 2009 North Dakota Livestock Feed Transportation Program have limited time to file their applications.

“The deadline for applications is June 15,” Goehring said. “If you had unusual losses of feed due to flooding, additional costs for transporting feed or had to pay extra for snow removal in order to reach feed or livestock, you may qualify.”

The losses or costs must have been incurred between Jan. 1 and May 31, 2009 and must exceed 125 percent of the prior three-year average for the same time period. The program does not cover the cost of purchased feed. Payments will be based on a per-head basis to producers who meet the established loss/cost criteria. Since limited funding is available for the program, payments will likely be pro-rated with maximum payments based on the total requests received.

Application forms are available on North Dakota Department of Agriculture website, www.agdepartment.com. Applications can be submitted by Internet only.
Producers who do not have Internet access should be able to find a computer and assistance from North Dakota State University Extension Service offices, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association, their lenders, local schools and libraries. Producers can email their questions about filling out the form to ndda@nd.gov.

The funds will be distributed by Aug. 15.

Funding for the program includes a United States Department of Agriculture grant with additional state funding provided by the North Dakota Legislature.

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MEDIA: For more information, please call Ted Quanrud at (701) 328-2233 or tquanrud@nd.gov or Patrice Lahlum at (701) 239-7210 or plahlum@nd.gov.