Final SDRP Top Up is 35%
Secretary of Ag Rollins announced a final top-up on SDRP today
Secretary of Ag Rollins announced today a final top-up on the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) in Missouri. As expected, (and long overdue), the final top-up is an additional 35% on top of the original 35%.
In our opinion, the final top up would have been a smaller percentage if Stage 2 had been based on the harvest price instead of the discovery price, but that is water under the bridge and there is nothing we can do about it.
The application deadline has been extended to August 12, 2026, however, if you have already applied and received your first 35% tranche, you should receive your top up shortly. But if you already hit the payment limit for either 2023 or 2024 or both, then you will not receive any additional payment for those years.
Also, if you are an LLC or S corporation, you will be limited to one payment (plus a possible extra payment if your farm adjusted gross income exceeds 75% of your total AGI).
The new rules for LLCs and S corporations do not start until likely the 2026 crop and this is a 2023 and 2024 crop program.
Also, remember this is a combined limit for Stage 1 and Stage 2, once you hit the limit in each year, then you will receive no additional payment.
Plus, the AGI test remains under the old rules based on net income and equipment gains may be difficult to count as farm income. The new rules again, likely apply beginning with the 2026 crop year.