Coping with Flooding

Iowa State University

• Iowa Beef Center – www.iowabeefcenter.org/floodresources.html
• Iowa State University – www.extension.iastate.edu/disasterrecovery/flooding
• Iowa Concern Hotline – 1-800-447-1985; www.extension.iastate.edu/Iowaconcern

USDA Disaster Assistance

Recovering losses and rehabilitating farms

• Farm Service Agency – call your county office to determine eligibility

  • Livestock Indemnity Program – livestock losses

  • Emergency Assistance for Livestock Program - feed losses of hay/feedstuffs; purchase of supplemental feed due to blizzards/flooding (feedlots not eligible for this program)
  • Emergency Conservation Program – debris removal from farmland, restoring cross/boundary fences
• Natural Resources Conservation Service – call your county office to determine eligibility

  • Environment Quality Incentives Program – new fencing, seeding and water systems in pastures

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

To report over-topping of manure containment structures

• Field Office 2 – NC Iowa - Mason City – 641-424-4073
• Field Office 3 – NW Iowa - Spencer – 712-262-4177
• Field Office 4 – SW Iowa - Atlantic – 712-243-1934