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“Farmers should prepare now to apply for drought aid so they will be ready to show eligibility after pending legislation is enacted,” according to Linda Henry of the Rappahannock County ASCS Office.

If enacted, the legislation will authorize disaster payments for feed grain crops on participating and nonparticipating farms. The proposed legislation considers a disaster to have taken place when a producer suffers more than a 35 percent loss of the established ASCS yield.

“We probably won’t have the details of drought assistance for several weeks,” Ms. Henry said, “but there are some things producers can do to help make sure they get the t>enefits of any new legislation.

To facilitate applications for the program:

If you plan to harvest disaster-af

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