Rolnictwo i rynki · 3.09.2002

Notice of Funds Availability; 2002 Cattle Feed Program

This Notice announces the availability of $150 million under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (section 32) and Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)-owned nonfat dry milk (NDM) to implement the 2002 Cattle Feed Program (CFP). This program will provide feed assistance to foundation beef cattle operations in Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, and Wyoming. The CFP is designed to provide feed assistance to eligible foundation beef herd owners/lessees in areas most severely stricken by drought. The program is available only in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. These States were selected because the most recent data shows that at least 75 percent of the pasture and range crops in these states are rated "poor" or "very poor" with more than 50 percent of these acres rated as "very poor." At the time of the selection of States for participation in the 2002 Cattle Feed Program, other drought-impacted States' pasture and range crops rating were in the 75 percent category; however, their "very poor" rating was significantly less than 50 percent. Accordingly, the four States with the very worst overall rating were determined to have the most dire immediate need for assistance to