U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency County Executive Director Danadee M. Miller-Boyle announced that Northampton/Lehigh/Carbon/Monroe County is approved to accept applications for the Emergency Conservation Program to address damages from flooding during July and August of 2018.

ECP sign-up will begin on Monday and end on Jan. 31, 2019.

ECP is administered by FSA to assist producers with the cost of recovery activities required to restore the agricultural land to pre-disaster conditions. Producers who sustained damage from this disaster event are encouraged to submit their request for assistance before beginning reconstructive work. Submitting a request after completing qualified reconstructive work may result in forfeiture of program eligibility.

For more information on ECP, call 610-625-8392 Ext. 2.