USDA Has Discretion to Allow Impacted Farmers to Sign up for Crop Insurance for the 2018 Crop Year, Provide Disaster Payments, and Offer Creative Flexibility with the Emergency Conservation Program
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For a PDF version of the letter, go to: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.hirono.senate.gov_download_20180629-2Ddelegation-2Dletter-2Dto-2Dusda-2Dre-2Ddisaster-2Dassistance&d=DwMFAg&c=L93KkjKsAC98uTvC4KvQDTmmq1mJ2vMPtzuTpFgX8gY&r=YQVDiH2A1kh7iDskEqxSkB4xLD6zSvHWFcvaPBRXrTQ&m=uJq9dCaDMkgWd_vt8HEUbhsPUIq7OZlK7kYq2mSUmNk&s=7UJGih-K2O0-E9yhFbUOVZegWpopK6b4AzDq3FZjklg&e=.
Full text of the letter is below:
Dear Undersecretary Northey:
We are writing to bring to your attention the severe loss suffered by
On
Shortly after the events on
Farmers have not just lost their farms and homes, they have been displaced from their land as the volcanic activity has permanently altered the landscape. They will need to find new parcels and start over again. It will be well over a year before they are able to harvest their first crop. For producers of orchids, it could take three to four years to reestablish the crop to production levels achieved prior to the disaster.
Accordingly, we ask for every consideration from the
Sincerely,
Read this original document at: https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/hawaii-congressional-delegation-urges-us-department-agriculture-provide-maximum
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