AgRecovery
Emergency Response & Resources
• Do you need transportation to move livestock from a damaged or flooded area?
Contact FACCT or your local UT/TSU Extension Office. You can also contact your local emergency management agency as they can activate a Disaster Animal Response Team to assist.
• Do you need a place to temporarily house livestock?
Contact your local emergency management agency as they may have sheltering options in their county emergency plans.
• Do you have missing livestock?
Notify your local emergency management and law enforcement agencies, as well as animal control. It may also be helpful to contact your local UT/TSU Extension Office, Co-Op, and/or other area farm stores as those agencies and businesses may have received reports of found animals.
• Unless you are skilled with handling that species, DO NOT approach. Loose livestock may be scared or injured and can unintentionally hurt a human if not managed appropriately.
• Note the location and contact your local emergency management and law enforcement agencies, as well as animal control.
• If you are skilled with handling that species, please use your best judgement and err on the side of caution. If you have facilities to contain the animal(s) and keep them separated from your own, consider containment while maintaining your safety as the top priority. Whether contained or left loose, note the location and contact your local emergency management and law enforcement agencies, as well as animal control.
• It may also be helpful to contact your local UT/TSU Extension Office, Co-Op, and/or other area farm stores as those agencies and businesses may have received reports of lost animals.
Tennessee Farm Disaster Fund | Tennessee Farm Bureau
Assists in rebuilding and recovery from sustained losses post-disaster.
Farmer Relief Fund | Tennessee Local Food
Offers financial assistance to farmers navigating unexpected challenges, with an emphasis on supporting sustainable farming practices.
Resilient Farmer Fund | Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council
Assists farmers and food producers to recover from disaster and to grow more resilient.
Microgrant Program | The Livestock Conservatory
Funding assistance provided under four different categories: emergency response, national microgrants, youth microgrants, and breed association microgrants.
USDA Emergency Conservation Program
Offers emergency funding and technical support to help farmers and ranchers restore farmland and conservation structures affected by natural disasters.
USDA Emergency Forest Restoration Program
Offers technical and financial support to owners of non-industrial private forests to restore forest health and resources impacted by natural disasters.