South Dakota Senator John Thune introduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act. The Bipartisan legislation would improve the effectiveness of multiple programs that assist farmers and ranchers after adverse weather events. The legislation would also provide USDA with direction on how to improve the accuracy of the U.S. Drought Monitor, which is a trigger for certain disaster programs. Thune called it “a common-sense update to disaster programs to assist farmers and ranchers when they need it the most.”
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