Commercial orchardists and nursery tree growers can continue to apply for benefits under the federal Tree Assistance Program (TAP).
That’s according to Michel Ruud, executive director of the Chelan/Douglas Farm Service Agency.
But time is running out, with the sign up deadline a few days away.
Ruud says TAP provides help to orchardists and nursery tree growers who produce trees, bushes and vines for commercial purposes, to replant or rehabilitate trees, bushes and vines damaged or destroyed by natural disasters...
The 2008 Farm Bill expanded eligibility to include Christmas tree and nursery tree growers that were ineligible under prior legislation.
Trees grown for pulp or timber or not grown for commercial purposes are not eligible.
To be eligible for TAP, producers must have suffered more than a 15 percent death loss due to the natural disaster after adjustment for normal mortality.
Producers can receive assistance for up to 500 acres of trees, bushes or vines.
For more information on the new TAP program, please contact your county FSA office or the official website.
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