Urge USDA to allow turkey growers to use the Livestock Indemnity Program for qualifying avian metapneumovirus-related turkey losses, including retroactive applications for 2024 and 2025 losses, consistent application of appeals precedent, and clear guidance for growers and county FSA offices.

Accordingly, we respectfully request that USDA: Formally recognize qualifying aMPV-related turkey mortality as eligible for assistance through LIP; Direct the Farm Service Agency to apply the precedent established through the National Appeals Division consistently across aMPV claims; Establish a retroactive application or reconsideration process for qualifying losses sustained in 2024 and 2025; and Provide clear guidance to county FSA offices and turkey growers regarding the documentation needed to support these applications.

Fischbach joined a Minnesota congressional delegation letter requesting USDA action to make qualifying aMPV-related turkey deaths eligible for LIP aid and create a retroactive process for 2024 and 2025 losses.

Finstad Leads Minnesota Congressional Delegation in Letter Urging USDA Action on Virus-Related Turkey Losses | In the News | Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach
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Specifically, the letter urges USDA to recognize qualifying aMPV-related turkey mortality as eligible for assistance through the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), USDA’s program that pays farmers and ranchers for animal deaths or injuries above normal levels.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, an official House release says the Minnesota delegation sent USDA a letter urging LIP eligibility for qualifying aMPV-related turkey mortality.

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Finstad Leads Minnesota Congressional Delegation in Letter Urging USDA Action on Virus-Related Turkey Losses - United States Congressman Brad Finstad
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We write to renew and emphasize our request that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allow turkey growers to utilize the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to recover a portion of the devastating losses caused by avian metapneumovirus (aMPV). We further ask USDA to provide a process for growers to submit applications retroactively for eligible losses incurred in 2024 and 2025.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The letter text directly matches the commitment’s core request, including retroactive applications for 2024 and 2025 losses.

delivered same_term A for effort

Finstad Leads Minnesota Congressional Delegation in Letter Urging USDA Action on Virus-Related Turkey Losses - United States Congressman Brad Finstad
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Formally recognize qualifying aMPV-related turkey mortality as eligible for assistance through LIP; Direct the Farm Service Agency to apply the precedent established through the National Appeals Division consistently across aMPV claims; Establish a retroactive application or reconsideration process for qualifying losses sustained in 2024 and 2025; and Provide clear guidance to county FSA offices and turkey growers regarding the documentation needed to support these applications.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The letter asks USDA for all specific elements in the commitment: eligibility, consistent appeals-precedent application, retroactive 2024-2025 process, and clear guidance.

delivered same_term A for effort

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Brad Finstad, Member of Congress Amy Klobuchar, United States Senator Angie Craig, Member of Congress, Ranking Member, Committee on Agriculture Michelle Fischbach, Member of Congress

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The published signatory block identifies Michelle Fischbach as one of the members who joined the USDA letter.

delivered same_term A for effort

Finstad Leads Minnesota Congressional Delegation in Letter Urging USDA Action on Virus-Related Turkey Losses - United States Congressman Brad Finstad
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Eligible disease means a disease that is caused and/or transmitted by vectors and vaccination or acceptable management practices are not available, whether or not they were or were not implemented, that directly result in death of eligible livestock in excess of normal mortality, including but not limited to Blue Tongue, EHD,CVV, and Theileria Orentalis.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): USDA’s LIP fact sheet describes the vector-disease eligibility standard the delegation invoked for aMPV losses, though it does not itself announce aMPV-specific relief.

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Disaster Assistance: Livestock Indemnity Program
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HPAI is a terrible disease, but with aMPV, there is no indemnity or assistance. So, I would urge the Committee to make aMPV an eligible disease under USDA's Livestock Indemnity

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A 119th Congress hearing record documents the preexisting problem: turkey industry testimony said aMPV had no indemnity or assistance and urged LIP eligibility.

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- THE STATE OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY: PRODUCER PERSPECTIVES
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