Jan. 31 is deadline for livestock losses
Qualified Illinois livestock owners with 2010 losses must file an application for payment no later than Jan. 31, according to Farm Service Agency officials.
The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides assistance to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for eligible livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather, including losses due to floods, blizzards, disease, wildfires, extreme heat and extreme cold.