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Commissioners hear drought briefing; federal programs, grazing aid outlined
Summary
At its March meeting the Garfield County Commission received a briefing on drought conditions and federal and state programs that could help ranchers, including livestock disaster payments and grazing-improvement funding; commissioners said they would connect producers with agencies.
Commissioners heard an extended briefing on drought and agricultural assistance programs during their March meeting, with Commissioner Tibbs outlining several federal and state options available to ranchers and grazing permit holders.
The presentation summarized existing programs and described who might qualify. "Farm Service Agency...they can pay up to $50.50 dollars per animal," Tibbs said, and he described an "ELAC program" that can reimburse costs to haul water or feed to…
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