Friday, October 30th, is the final deadline to apply for assistance under the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to help agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019. This includes hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Dorian as well as other natural disasters, such as floods, snowstorms, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity and wildfires, and related conditions. WHIP+ provides assistance to eligible producers who suffered losses to crops, and payments are based on several factors, including the expected value of the crop, the crop that was actually harvested, and crop insurance coverage and payments.
The payment limitation is $125,000 per person or legal entity for all three crop years: 2018, 2019 and 2020. However, if 75 percent of income is derived from farming, ranching or forestry the per person or legal entity per crop year limitation is $250,000 for each of the crop years: 2018, 2019 and 2020; with an overall payment limitation of $500,000 for all three crop years.
More below:
https://www.farmers.gov/recover/whip-plus
https://www.farmers.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Form-FSA-894-WHIP-Plus-Application.pdf