Ag Producers -- Please see the relevant resources that may be available to assist with hurricane damage and recovery.
Report farm damages or crop/livestock losses to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Farm Service Agency (FSA), even if you are not currently enrolled in an FSA program. Information reported to the USDA FSA is used to determine eligibility for agricultural disaster declarations.
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Hillsborough County Damage Assessment - Hillsborough County property owners can use the form to report property
loss or storm damages to the County by visiting
HCFL.gov/DamageAssessment.
UF/IFAS Disaster Assessment Survey. This survey is used to estimate
the state- and later county-level production
losses for agricultural operations in Florida
and results are communicated to state and federal agencies
to inform their decision-making processes. Please report
for the appropriate Hurricane
Hurricane Helene - go.ufl.edu/heleneagimpacts
Hurricane
Milton - http://go.ufl.edu/MiltonAgImpacts
Use this USDA Tool to determine
which program might apply to you Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool |
Farmers.gov
Investigate agricultural disaster
assistance programs
that might be available through agencies such as:
• USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Farm Service Agency Emergency Loans Available – Click Here
• USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
• USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA)
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
Emergency Livestock Assistance - To request critical assistance for your livestock and animals in urgent need, please access and complete the
form then send to DAIOPSAssessment@FDACS.gov or call 863-993-5460 Form Link - https://forms.fdacs.gov/09027.pdf
FDACS Natural Disaster Recovery Loan Program - Florida farmers, ranchers, and growers
impacted by Hurricane Helene can now apply for interest-free loans through the Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Natural Disaster Recovery Loan Program.
Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program - Provides short-term, zero-interest working capital loans that are intended to “bridge the gap” between the time a disaster impacts a business and when a business has secured longer term recovery funding https://floridacommerce.my.site.com/RebuildFloridaBusinessLoanFund/s/
For more resources
of Disaster Preparation, Response and Recovery, visit the following
sources:
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UF/IFAS Disaster Preparation & Recovery
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Florida Extension Disaster Education Network
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Florida Farm Bureau Helene Resources
• Farm Bureau Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund - https://floridafarmbureau.org/hurricane-relief-fund-for- agriculture/
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