FSA News & Views

Edmunds County Producers May be

Eligible for Fence Repair

Winter Storms have caused severe damage in Edmunds County.

If you’ve suffered severe damage to fences, you may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Edmunds County Farm Service Agency (FSA)

For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems that, if untreated, would:

• be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use

• is unusual and is not the type that would recur frequently in the same area

• affect the productive capacity of the farmland

• impair or endanger the land

If you qualify for ECP assistance, you may receive cost-share levels not to exceed 75 percent of the eligible cost of restoration measures. Eligible socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers and ranchers can receive up to 90 percent of the eligible cost of restoration. No one is eligible for more than $500,000 cost sharing per natural disaster occurrence.

If you’ve suffered damage to fences due to the 2022-2023 winter storms, please contact the Edmunds County FSA Office and request assistance. The Signup runs June 26 through August 25, 2023.