Farm Service Agency
Public Service Announcement
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov

Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program Opens Jan. 6
Available to Producers Impacted by 2018, 2019 Natural Disasters


USDA’S FARM SERVICE AGENCY IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT PRODUCERS CAN APPLY STARTING JANUARY 6TH UNTIL MARCH 5TH FOR THE NEW QUALITY LOSS ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM, OR QLA. 

THE QLA PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO CROP AND FORAGE PRODUCERS WHO SUFFERED A QUALITY LOSS DUE TO NATURAL DISASTERS OCCURRING IN 2018 OR 2019. 

LOSSES MUST HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF QUALIFYING DROUGHT, EXCESSIVE MOISTURE, FLOODING, HURRICANE, SNOWSTORM, TORNADO, TYPHOON, VOLCANIC ACTIVITY, OR WILDFIRE.

A HARVESTED ELIGIBLE CROP MUST HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5% QUALITY LOSS REFLECTED THROUGH A QUALITY DISCOUNT; OR FOR FORAGE CROPS, A NUTRIENT LOSS (SUCH AS TOTAL DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS).

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FSA OFFICE TO DISCUSS ELIGIBILITY, CALCULATE PAYMENTS, AND SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION. OUR FSA TEAM CAN ASSIST WITH FORMS AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO APPLY.

VISIT FARMERS.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE QUALITY LOSS ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM AND MANY OTHER DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY USDA.

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