Nearly $1 Billion of Administration's Disaster Request For USDA

Almost $1 billion out of the $44 billion in disaster aid requested by the Trump administration would be earmarked for USDA, with around $465 million for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and $500 million for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).Of the amount for FSA, around $375 million would be for the Emergency Conservation Program, $50 million for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program and $40 million for Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish program, according to USDA acting deputy undersecretary for farm production and conservation Rob Johannson told House appropriators.