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FROM: Supervisor Nancy Fanden Costa
February 5, 1991 County
DATEt
BOARD REQUEST FOR THE, IMPLIIMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK
SUBJECTS FEED PROGRAM FOR 1991, FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDAIIUN(S) & BACKGROUND A14D JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of Supervisors recommend the Governor request
the United States Secretary of Agriculture to approve the
implementation of the Livestock Feed Program for 1991, for -
Contra Costa County.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Agricultural Stabilization Conservation
Committee (ASC Committee) has determined that the county' s
livestock producers have suffered a 95% loss of livestock
range forage as of January 31, 1991. Livestock producers
are facing a serious threat to their ability to continue the
production of livestock as a direct result of the drought
continuing for an unprecedented 5th year.
The USDA County Emergency Board ( CEB) has reviewed the
drought conditions of Contra Costa County and estimates the
loss of 1991 rangeland forage production on Contra Costa' s
179,000 acres, which are grazed by livestock, to have a
dollar value loss of $2,890, 850 (an average rental value of
$17 per acre is used in the estimated loss) .
Prompt action will result in no delay in beginning the 1991
EFP and thus livestock producers will be eligible to receive
the maximum financial assistance available to them.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTr YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _.- RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(SI
ACTION OF BOARD ON a ruary 12 , 1991._ .__ APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
_,..UNANIMOUS (ABSENT „IZI � ZV_ ) I HEREBY CERIIF"Y THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYESt ___ NOESI ..._.._......... ... .. AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENTt 117> ,?,ikt__ ABSTAIN: __..__. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc, Agriculture ATTESTED 1991
County Administrator Pilil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
OES Sui)elvisors and County Administrator
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