Online Document Provides Easy Guide to USDA Disaster Programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a four-page online document that summarizes USDA Disaster Programs in an easy-to-understand table format. The USDA Disaster Assistance Programs at a Glance table lists each of its disaster programs, the agency responsible and indicates which natural disasters are applicable to the specified program.

Disaster programs relevant to California avocado growers include:

• Crop insurance
• Emergency Conservation Program
• Farm Loans
• Environmental Quality Incentives Program
• Emergency Watershed Program
• Tree Assistance Programs

Additional programs for honeybees, livestock and forest are also listed.