Flood Risk Reduction Program

This provision authorizes voluntary contracts that provide one lump sum payment to producers who farm land with high flood potential. The payment will equal 95 percent of the seven-year market transition payments and other payments to offset estimated federal outlays on frequently flooded land. In return, the producer agrees to comply with applicable wetlands and highly erodible land requirements and to forego commodity loans, crop insurance, conservation program payments and disaster payments. This program has a lot of potential in the Mid-South.

To learn more about Flood Risk Reduction Program, contact your local office of the Farm Service Agency or your local U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center.

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