LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska farmers affected by flooding are
urged to contact their local Farm Service Agency office to report
losses.
Nebraska agriculture director Greg Ibach says reports can
include failure to plant acres or loss of livestock pasture due to
flooding.
He says the FSA will use the information to pursue agricultural
disaster declarations and for assistance programs.
Dan Steinkruger, executive director of the State FSA Office in
Nebraska, says farmers have until July 15 to report planting
problems. Failure to do so could make them ineligible for
assistance.
Both the Missouri and the Platte rivers in Nebraska are expected
to reach record levels later in June and remain high into fall.