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| SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Telephone (803) 734-2210 | |||||
| D. LESLIE TINDAL, COMMISSIONER | Becky Walton, Director of Public Information | |||||
| P.O. Box 11280, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 | bwalton@scda.state.sc.us | |||||
| www.scda.state.sc.us |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 6, 2002
Reminder: Livestock Compensation Program Signup Deadline December 13, 2002
WASHINGTON, DC---Under the Livestock Compensation Program (LCP), an emergency initiative administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), eligible livestock owners and cash lessees in South Carolina may receive direct payments for their livestock due to the drought. Signup began October 1, 2002. Deadline for livestock owners to apply is December 13, 2002.
Eligible livestock may include: beef and dairy cattle; buffalo and beefalo, when maintained on the same basis as beef cattle; and sheep and goats.
Payment rates for each type of livestock are determined based on standard feed consumption data for each eligible type of livestock.
Beef Cows $18.00/head
Dairy Cows $31.50/head
Stockers $13.50/head
Beef and Beefalo $18.00/head
Goats $ 4.50/head
Sheep $ 4.50/head
To learn more about this and other FSA programs, contact your local USDA Service Center listed in the local telephone directory as soon as possible or visit FSA’s web site at http://www.fsa.usda.gov for the nearest FSA Service Center.
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