The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that Friday, Oct. 30th, 2020, is the deadline to submit applications for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program – Plus (WHIP+) for 2018 and 2019 losses.
USDA did not originally specify a deadline when the program was announced.
WHIP+ compensates producers for losses due to hurricanes, floods, snowstorms, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, drought, excessive moisture, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019.
Drought and excessive moisture were added as eligible losses for the program in March 2020.
o date, FSA has received more than 133,000 applications for WHIP+ disaster assistance and paid out nearly $1.4 billion in WHIP+ benefits.
For more information or application assistance, visit farmers.gov WHIP+ webpage, or contact your local USDA Service Center.
