Published: August 29, 2008 06:19 pm            

Emergency flood assistance available to Hoosier farmers

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) encourages all farm families affected by the June 2008 flood to apply for new funds available through Hoosier Organic Marketing Education (HOME), an Indiana-based non-profit organization.

HOME received a $17,500 grant from Farm Aid and OpUSA for emergency flood relief, and these funds are only for Indiana farm families living in the declared disaster counties as a result of the June 2008 flooding.

Each eligible farm household may receive up to $300 for food, clothing, utilities, and/or health care needs. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1. HOME will distribute the funds on a first come, first served basis.

To be eligible, applicants must be a farmer in an Indiana county that was declared a disaster due to the June floods and agree that the funds will be used solely for food, clothing, utilities, or health care needs related to the floods.

HOME will distribute the funds in a cash payment of $300. Applicants may contact HOME by e-mailing to farmassistance@earthlink.net and requesting an application or by going to the website at www.indianacertifiedorganic.com/farmassistance.

For more information on other flooding disaster assistance, visit the state’s agricultural flood disaster recovery website at www.emergency.in.gov/agriculture.

        

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