Posted 6/17/24

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced that Giles County is approved to accept applications for the Emergency Conservation Program to address damages from straight line winds that occurred on May 14th.

ECP signup will begin on June 17th, 2024 and end on July 17th, 2024.

Approved Emergency Conservation Program practices under this authorization include EC1 (Removing debris from farmland) and EC3 (Replacing or Restoring Permanent Fences).

Emergency Conservation Program is administered by FSA to assist producers with the cost of recovery activities required to restore the agricultural land to pre-disaster conditions. Producers who sustained damage from this disaster event are encouraged to submit their request for assistance prior to beginning reconstructive work. Submitting a request after completing qualified reconstructive work may result in forfeiture of program eligibility.

For more information on ECP, please contact the Giles County FSA office at 931-363-2675, extension 2.