A major boost for Central Valley livestock producers impacted by recent floods and wildfires has been announced. In an exclusive interview with the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander, the USDA has announced it’s offering $1 billion in disaster recovery assistance to eligible livestock producers here in California. … The USDA says dairy farmers in all Central Valley counties qualify and can receive up to 60 percent of one month of calculated feed costs for a qualifying wildfire or three months for a qualifying flood.

Other flood impact news:

• The SJV Sun (Fresno, Calif.): USDA launches $1 billion in flood recovery assistance
• City News Service (Los Angeles): State hosting Monday meeting about funds for San Diego flood victims
• California WaterBlog: The Texas flood tragedy was predictable, but was it preventable?