Senators look to improve livestock disaster programs.

"Our legislation makes common-sense improvements to the Livestock Forage and Emergency Assistance for Livestock Programs to help better meet the needs of our livestock producers when disaster strikes", Hoeven says. John Hoeven, R- N.D., and Jon Tester, D- Mont., would modify USDA's Livestock Forage Disaster Program and its Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program. The bill specifies transportation costs for feed, water and livestock losses covered under ELAP. [Extracted from the article]