USDA announces Oct. 30 deadline on WHIP+ applications

From U.S. Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced Friday, Oct. 30, as the deadline to submit applications for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program — Plus, called WHIP+, for 2018 and 2019 losses. USDA did not originally specify a deadline when the program was announced.

“The physical and financial loss experienced by farmers and ranchers impacted by natural disaster events in 2018 and 2019 was widespread and catastrophic,” USDA’s Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce said. “Fortunately, in addition to our al...