Emergency Animal Mortality Management Funding available to help with safe disposal of carcasses The producer is responsible for the proper Assistance Available disposal of animal mortality by following Environmental USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation requirements specific for each option. All Quality Incentives Federal, State and Local laws must be Service (NRCS) is offering financial and Program (EQIP) technical assistance to livestock and poultry followed, and it is the responsibility of the producers for animal mortality disposal, producer to secure any necessary permits. Through EQIP, NRCS resulting from impacts of the COVID-19 provides financial and pandemic. Assistance for the Emergency technical assistance to Animal Mortality Management practice is Eligibility farmers and ranchers available in all states. Learn more at Agricultural producers and owners of non- to plan and implement farmers.gov/coronavirus. industrial private forestland and Tribes are conservation practices eligible to apply for EQIP. Eligible land includes that improve soil, cropland, rangeland, pastureland, non- water, plant, animal, air How to Apply industrial private forestland and other farm or and energy usage on Producers facing livestock and poultry ranch lands. agricultural land and depopulation are encouraged to file an non-industrial private Environmental Quality Incentives Program To receive assistance, a producer must file forestland. Financial (EQIP) application (Form NRCS-CPA-1200) both an application and approved early start assistance is limited with their local NRCS field office. Offices are waiver request with the local NRCS field office and not all applications now accepting applications. prior to disposal of animal carcasses. will be funded. Other program information: While not designed The Emergency Animal Mortality to be an emergency Management practice includes seven options response program, that NRCS is offering for the proper disposal • Producers must have farm records established with the Farm Service Agency EQIP can play a of animal carcasses: vital role in assisting (FSA), meet all eligibility requirements, and producers recovering have an application filed at the local NRCS. from disasters. • Prior to payment, a livestock or poultry mortality certification is required by a For more information veterinarian or animal health specialist. about carcass • There are payment limitations. Contact disposal, refer to your local NRCS field office for more Emergency Animal Mortality Management 1 details. (NRCS Practice Code 368). *Historically Underserved (HU) producers, including socially disadvantaged, beginning and limited resource farmers, Indian tribes, beginning farmers and ranchers, and 1 – Costs of materials, equipment, and qualifying veteran farmers and ranchers are mobilization are highly variable. Actual costs may eligible for an increased payment rate. be significantly different from payment rates. Conversion Factor: 1,000 lbs. = Animal Unit (AU) nrcs.usda.gov USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. May • 2020 .