Kentucky Horse Farms Can Apply for Disaster Relief

Kentucky horse breeding farms are now eligible to apply for federal relief from agriculture-related disasters.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

Kentucky horse breeding farms are now eligible to apply for federal relief from agriculture-related disasters.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear made the announcement Feb. 13. The governor had asked the USDA to consider changes that would allow the farms to be eligible, and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently updated its handbook accordingly.

Under the program, equine farms that produce breeding stock for commercial use as a part of their farming operation and claim the horse breeding stock for tax purposes with the Internal Revenue Service could be eligible for the USDA Emergency Conservation Program.

"The horse breeding industry is a vital segment of Kentucky’s agricultural economy, and it’s important that these farms have access to this program when natural disasters strike," Beshear said. "Our continued communications with USDA helped them to understand the unique composition and needs of farms in our state

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

The Blood-Horse is the leading weekly publication devoted to international Thoroughbred racing and breeding. Since 1916, the staff of The Blood-Horse has served the Thoroughbred community with the highest standards of journalistic excellence to provide comprehensive and timely editorial coverage and analysis.

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

Where do you primarily feed your horse?
321 votes · 321 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!