The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing. The USDA updated the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to cover feed transportation costs for drought impacted ranchers.
ELAP provides financial assistance to eligible livestock, honeybee and farm-raised fish producers that experience losses caused by disease, certain weather events or loss conditions determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. The cost of hauling water during drought already is covered.
