Livestock Losses

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andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/north-dakotaandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;North Dakotaandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; ranchers are facing one of their most difficult springs in years with livestock losses from blizzards and floods. Good Afternoon, I'm andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/donnell-preskeyandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Donnell Preskeyandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;... The State andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/agricultureandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Agricultureandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; Department is still gathering information on the number of animal deaths. The calving season is only half over... Veternarian Dr. Charlie Stoltenow estimates 15 to 25 thousand head of cattle could die. Currently producers are reporting losses to their county extension office. In andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/emmons-county-ndandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Emmons Countyandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; the extension agent estimates calf loss is over 200 and about 150 cows have died. (Jackie Buckley / Morton Co. Extension Agent) andamp;quot;The calls as far as calving losses are just starting to come in. They are coming in kinda slow and some of them those calves are still buried in the snow, so they don't know how many they have lost. So those calls are just starting to come in.andamp;quot; andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/john-hoevenandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Governor Hoevenandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; is asking U.S. Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack to speed up the process of getting federal funding into the hands of farmers and ranchers. Hoeven is asking Vilsack to approve implementation of the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program and the Livestock Indemnity Program. (Governor Hoeven) andamp;quot;He did indicated that he would look through the department of agriculture programs and the funding sources and come up with some way to help us provide assistance to our farmers and ranchers.andamp;quot; Both the ELAP and LIP programs are part of the new andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/farm-billandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Farm Billandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;. Vilsack says they are currently unavailable because the rules haven't been written yet.  « Less