Troxler announced that the department has established the Ag Partners Hay Relief Program to help farmers with the cost of moving hay purchased outside North Carolina.
The department has received a total of $11,000 in donations from Carolina Farm Credit, Cape Fear Farm Credit and East Carolina Farm Credit for the Ag Partners Hay Relief Program. The department hopes to secure additional funding for the program, Troxler said.
Beginning Wednesday, the cost-share program will reimburse farmers 50 cents per mile, up to $300, for a load of hay move from out of state. Reimbursements will be made on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funding is available.
For information about this program, call the Hay Alert toll-free hotline at 1-866-506-6222.
Farmers can participate in both the Golden Hay and the Ag Partners relief programs.
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