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By Gerald Ochs
Special to the Rappahannock News
Rappahannock County farmers now have an opportunity for federal government compensation for livestock damage due to last year's drought.
County Administrator John McCarthy reported at this month's Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday that the so-called Livestock Compensation Program (LCP) of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has been renewed. This is good news for farmers who had been unable to avail themselves of the benefits of the program last summer.
In its first iteration—from which Rappahannock County and most other Virginia stockmen were opted out—the LCP provided funds to compensate livestock owners for drought-related problems to cattle (500 pounds or more as of June 1, 2002 ), sheep, goats, and catfish.
The rides for the extended program remain the same, with compensation funds going to eligible livestock owners in counties that are qualified by having primary disaster designations. Rappahannock is one.
Signup for this compensation program began on April 1 and ends in early June.
According to the LCP factsheet, "owners or lessees of eligible livestock must certify the number of animals owned or leased as of June 1,2002" and are advised that "the animals must have been owned for 90 days or more" to be eligible.
Additional information is available
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