The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) would like to provide producers with resources for financial assistance.
Financial Assistance for Loss Due to Supply Chain Disruption
Livestock and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19. Learn more at farmers.gov/cfap/livestock
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for Livestock Producers Fact Sheet
Financial Assistance for Disposal
Across the nation, NRCS is offering consistent options for farmers to find the right alternatives for their needs. Indiana NRCS is offering financial and technical assistance to livestock producers for animal mortality disposal, resulting from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligible producers must submit an Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) application to be considered for EQIP funding for emergency animal mortality. Through the Emergency Animal Mortality Management practice, NRCS helps producers plan and cover part of the cost for disposing of livestock because of an emergency and mortality event. Once capacity is reached in an animal mortality facility, NRCS will help producers dispose of the remaining livestock through burying, incinerating, disposal at landfill or render, and other disposal options.
Indiana NRCS is committed to delivering USDA services to our farmers and forestland owners while taking safety measures in response to COVID-19. While employees continue to staff Service Centers, they are only available for phone appointments at this time. Please contact your local USDA Service Center to speak with your District Conservationist: https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app
At this time, EQIP applications for Emergency Animal Mortality Management will be accepted continually with no application deadline. A maximum cap of $25,000 per facility will be applicable for Indiana Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) Standard (368) Emergency Animal Mortality Management. National payment scenarios have been developed for the Emergency Animal Mortality Management Standard 368. A system of practices may be needed to address the resource concern along with 368 (such as diversions, seedings, liners, etc.) Technical assistance and EQIP funding is not authorized for Emergency Animal Mortality Management caused by animal disease. Local Offices will work with the applicant to establish eligibility.
NRCS may grant an early start waiver to allow applicants to begin a conservation practice prior to contract approval. Since early start waivers require that the practice installation meets FOTG standards, prior to the farmer initiating Emergency Animal Mortality Management, a site investigation with a qualified Soil Scientist and Engineer is needed to identify suitable locations. Local Offices will collect the following from the farmer:
- Farm location and farmer contact information;
- Number of animals and weight per animal at the time of disposal;
- Anticipated disposal method (burial, incineration, composting, hauling to landfill, etc.);
- Timeline of euthanization.
368 Payment information
Options |
Payment Unit | Payment Rate | |
Traditional | Historically Underserved | ||
Burial | Animal Unit | $74.28 | $89.14 |
Incineration | Animal Unit | $219.88 | $263.86 |
Disposal at Landfill or Render | Pound | $0.05 | $0.06 |
Carcass Disposal Other than Burial, Incineration, Landfill or Render | Animal Unit | $111.53 | $191.20 |
In-House Composting | Animal Unit | $76.88 | $92.25 |
Indiana Resources
Indiana NRCS Emergency Animal Mortality Fact Sheet
Indiana NRCS Office: EQIP Options for Emergency Animal Mortality