Livestock losses in the region continue to climb due to last week’s heat. Nearly 200 beef cattle died in Rock County, Minnesota alone, with more expected to be reported in the next few days. Rock County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Fraser Norton says most of those were heavier feedlot cattle.
He says the livestock indemnity program kicks in once the heat index reaches 84 degrees or higher. Norton says because those conditions were met last Wednesday through Friday, producers who had death losses are now eligible for assistance.
Norton says to qualify for the livestock indemnity program producers need to notify their local FSA office and then fill out an application for payment.
He says Rock County producers need to include five different items on their rendering receipt and submit that to the FSA office to indicate proof of loss.
Norton says without those rendering receipts and documentation it’s a more prolonged process for producers to go through to get assistance.
