The 2012-13 U.S. Drought Heightened Federal Disaster Assistance Payments for Livestock Producers

Matthew MacLachlan, Sean E. Ramos, and Ashley Hungerford

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, vol. May 2018, issue 04

Abstract: Disaster assistance under LFP provides eligible livestock producers with payments to partially cover additional monthly feed costs in the event of drought or wildfire. During the 2008-16 period, a historic drought (October 2011-13) contributed significantly to increased outlays.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302601

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