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Secretary of Agriculture Edward Madigan said that the $755 million in emergency funds for agricultural disasters announced on Sept. 2 by President Bush can apply to program crop losses incurred in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
This is in addition to the $995 million disaster assistance for 1990-91 crops announced by Mr. Madigan Jan. 2.
The application period for disaster claims for fall seeded program crops planted in 1991 and harvested in 1992 began Sept. 8 and will end Oct. 2.
The application period for producers with losses on other 1992 crops and for producers with losses from 1990 or 1991 who did not previously receive disaster payments for those losses, will begin on Oct. 13 and end Feb. 12,1993.
Disaster assistance is available on a per farm basis for any two years of 1990, 1991 or 1992. The original program provided $995 million for either 1990 or 1991. Now, relief will also be provided for fall seeded program crops planted in 1991 for harvest in 1992.
Producers will be eligible to apply for assistance for 1900, 1991 or 1992 losses; however, if producers
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