2023年12月12日 · USDA has implemented this ad hoc assistance through various programs, recently the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP). In total, over $19 billion has been appropriated in FY2018 through FY2023 to cover agricultural losses in 2017 through 2022.

2025年1月8日 · Of the $20.78 billion directed to disaster assistance, the Act specifies that up to $2 billion must be used to cover livestock losses due to drought, wildfires and floods and $3 million must be used to carry out regular testing of molasses at U.S. ports of entry.

2025年1月22日 · Congress authorized ad hoc assistance through supplemental appropriations in six of the eight fiscal years between FY2018 and FY2025, excluding FY2021 and FY2024. These funds assist with natural disaster losses that generally were …

2022年6月14日 · For the past five crop years, Congress has authorized ad hoc disaster assistance in the form of the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP) for 2017, WHIP Plus (WHIP+) for 2018 and 2019, and the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for 2020 and 2021.

2024年9月26日 · Ad hoc assistance programs that specifically target agricultural producers are occasionally authorized to provide support in the event of natural disasters or unprecedented market conditions. Assistance delivered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through these programs grew substantially from 2017 to 2021 but then declined in 2022.

2025年2月10日 · The key driver behind the forecasted increase in 2025 net farm income is the surge in direct government payments, which are expected to reach $42.4 billion — a 354.5% increase from 2024’s $9.3 billion. This sharp rise is primarily due to ad hoc disaster relief and economic assistance included in the newly enacted American Relief Act of 2025 ...

2022年8月4日 · FSA county offices can process almost nine ERP applications in the time it took to process one application for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program — Plus (WHIP+), the predecessor program for ad hoc disaster assistance.

2022年5月19日 · On Sept. 30, 2021, President Biden signed a continuing resolution into law with a retroactive extension of disaster assistance programs, including WHIP+ (or a WHIP+-like program, like ERP), the On-Farm Storage Loss Program, Milk Loss Program and Tree Assistance Program, through 2020 and 2021.

2019年6月11日 · This report provides an overview of permanently authorized federal disaster assistance programs for agricultural losses as well as discretionary authority that USDA may use to provide assistance. Recent amendments in the 2018 farm bill and ad hoc assistance authorized by Congress are also discussed. Federal Crop Insurance

2023年5月19日 · On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328) that provides about $3.7 billion in financial assistance for agricultural producers impacted by wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, winter storms and other eligible disasters occurring in calendar year 2022.