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conveyance facilitiesandbuildnewones.” As part of a comprehensive waterman- agement portfolio, thecoalition identified: • More than $13 billion in Bureau of Reclamation water infrastructure needs over the next 10 years, including storage and conveyance, dam safety, rural water, water-smart technologies, and water re- cycling and reuse projects. • $34 billion for U.S. Department of Agriculture toundertake forest restoration, watershed protection and flood preven- tion projects. • $1.75 bi l l ion for Army Corps of Engineers water storage projects and en- vironmental infrastructure. The coalition concluded the letter with

a call for Congress to streamline regula- tionandpermitting processes, alongwith other reforms, to ensure the timely con- struction of federal water projects as part of President Biden’s jobs and economic recovery plan. The coalition includes more than 220 organizations from 15 states that collec- tively represent $120 billion inagricultural production—nearly one-third of all agri-

cultural production in the country—and manyof the local andregionalpublicwater agencies that supply water to more than 75million urban, suburban and rural res- idents. California FarmBureau helps lead thecoalitionand its strategicefforts aspart of the steering committee. (Chr i s t ine Souza i s an ass i s tant editor of Ag Alert. She may be contacted at csouza@cfbf.com.)

Member John Barrasso, stating federal investment inadiversifiedwatermanage- ment portfolio that serves a broad range of water uses must be included as essen- tial infrastructure in the next legislative package,” said Sara Arsenault, California Farm Bureau director of federal policy. “The coalition warned that changing hydrological conditions and an expand- ing population in the West raise serious concerns about the future viability of the nation’s water infrastructure. “Tokeepwater flowing to farms, ranches, citiesandtheenvironment,thecoalitionem- phasizedthatsubstantial federal investment isneededtobolsterdeterioratingstorageand

Livestock producers can apply for pandemic relief

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Livestock and poultry farmers who suf- fered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access toprocessingmay apply forassistancefor thoselossesandthecostof depopulationanddisposal of theanimals. The 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act authorized payments to farmers for losses of livestock or poultry depopulat- ed fromMarch 1 through Dec. 26, 2020. Part of theU.S. Department of Agriculture PandemicAssistance for Producers initia- tive, the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Programmakes payments based on 80% of the fairmarket valueof the livestockand poultry and for the cost of depopulation and disposal of the animal. Eligible livestock and poultry include swine, chickens and turkeys, but pork producers are expected to be the primary recipients of the assistance, according to USDA. Packers, live poultry dealers and contract growers are not eligible. Applicationswillbeacceptedthroughthe USDAFarmServiceAgencyuntil Sept. 17. USDA previously proposed pandemic assistance using flat rates, which the de- partment said does not take into account thedifferent levels of harmfelt bydifferent farmers. Thedepartment noted that small hog producers, especially those who sell on the spot market or negotiate prices, bear a disproportionate share of losses due to disruptions in processing capacity. USDAsaidithasexaminedthedifference between thenegotiatedprices for hogs and the five-year average, and documented a significant drop during April through Septemberof2020duetothepandemic.The

79983 department has set aside up to $50million inpandemicassistancefundstoprovidead- ditional assistance for small hogproducers thatuse thespotmarketornegotiateprices. Detailsontheadditional targetedassistance areexpected tobeavailable this summer. Payments compensate producers for 80%of both the loss of the eligible livestock or poultry and for the cost of depopulation and disposal based on a single payment rate per head. Payments will be calculated bymultiplyingthenumberofheadofeligible livestockor poultryby thepayment rateper head, and then subtracting the amount of anypaymentstheeligiblelivestockorpoultry owner has received for disposal of the live- stockorpoultryundertheNaturalResources ConservationServiceEnvironmentalQuality IncentivesProgramorastateprogram. 79983 To be eligible, a person or legal entity must have an average adjusted gross in- come of less than $900,000 for tax years 2016, 2017 and 2018. 79983 Eligible livestock and poultry produc- ersmay apply by completing the FSA-620, Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program application and submitting it to any FSA county office. Additional documentation maybe required. Visit farmers.gov/plip for acopyof theNoticeof FundingAvailability andmore information onhow to apply. Applications may be submitted to the FSA office at any USDA Service Center nationwide by mail, fax, hand delivery or via electronic means. To find a local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator. Livestock andpoultryproducersmay also call 877-508-8364 for assistance.

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