Producers Can Apply for Funding to Assist with Animal Mortality Disposal

04/21/2020, Mankato, Minn.   Limited funds from Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are now available to help Minnesota pork producers with Emergency Animal Mortality.   Pork producers can apply for assistance from the USDA’s NRCS Emergency Animal Mortality Program from now through April.

MN NRCS has assistance available to help farmers with proper handling of animal mortalities. Through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program, commonly referred to as EQIP, producers can apply for assistance to properly render livestock that can’t be processed. Applications are being accepted for this initial period through Friday, May 1.

Read the full press release for details: News Release NRCS EQIP assistance 4212020

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