Logan County E-NEWS
Thursday, June 09, 2011 Issue#6-11
Logan County Farm Service Agency Phone: (217) 735-5508 Ext. 2
1650 5th St Fax : (217) 732-9916
Lincoln, IL 62656 Hours: M-F, 8:00 am to 4:30 PM
____________________________________________________________
News & Information
Our goal is to provide as much information to our farmers, ranchers, landowners, agribusinesses, non-farm orientated citizens, students, and future email subscribers in the quickest, cheapest, and most efficient way. Issuing press releases and regular newsletters fulfill our minimal requirements in publicizing information, but as we have learned over the years, it's not enough. The Logan County E-News will be published periodically and used solely to compliment the other avenues of our information dissemination needs. Subscription is free and the advice is still cheap. We do not discriminate. If you know someone that wants to subscribe, share this E-News with them. If you know someone is not getting their E-News, they should contact our office or check with their Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Email provider and flag the Logan County E-News as "non-spam" or "acceptable". Every time we issue E-News publications, we receive several returned messages due to the security filters your ISP uses.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
· Crop Certification Reminder
· Rural Education Grant
· ACRE 658 Production Deadline Extension
· FEMA Maps
Crop Certification Reminder
All crops are required to be certified by July 15th. Filing an accurate and timely acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage, can prevent loss of benefits for farm programs (MAL’s, DCP, ACRE, CRP, SURE).
v CRP participants must annually certify CRP acreage has been maintained
A few things to remember when you certify:
- Know your planting dates. These dates are required for certification.
- Notify us of any acreage discrepancies to keep you compliant with our programs. Accurate acreage reporting is especially important for ACRE participants.
- Please allow adequate time for your office visit. We will be utilizing a brand new Crop Reporting System on the computer this year.
Monsanto - America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Grant
Eligible farmers can go to www.GrowRuralEducation.com to nominate their local school district to win up to a $25,000 grant from Monsanto. Nomination forms and eligibility information are available at the website above. The deadline to nominate your local school district is June 30, 2011. A criterion for school districts to win the Monsanto Grant is determined by community support, so log on and nominates your school to show your support! Contact your local school administrators for questions on how to complete this process!
ACRE-658 Production Deadline Extended
All 2010 ACRE 658 Production Certification forms must be filed in the office by September 1.
Although the date has been extended, it would be a good idea to take care of this when you visit the office to certify your acres. Please contact the office if you have any questions regarding how to correctly complete the form.
- 658 ACRE Production Form (PDF Format)
FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps & Determined Flood Plains
Planning on constructing a new shed, grain bin or a new house? Have you ever received a letter from your mortgage company informing you that you need to get flood insurance because you are now in a flood zone? How did they know? Where do I go to know more about Flood Zone determinations? The answers can be found on FEMA’s website. I think everyone should be familiar how to view their farm or residence as it relates to the aerial imagery that FEMA uses to illustrate identified flood zones.
You
might
see the
acronym,
“LOMC”
near the
aerial
imagery
selection.
LOMC
(Letter
of Map
Change)
is a
letter
which
reflects
an
official
revision
to an
effective
Flood
Insurance
Rate
Map.
LOMCs
are
issued
in place
of the
physical
revision
and
republication
of the
effective
map.
LOMCs
are
available
for
online
viewing
using
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader.
When a
map
panel
listing
is
displayed
as a
result
of a
Catalog
query,
Map
Search,
or Quick
Search
you will
see a
"plus
sign"
next to
the view
button
if LOMCs
exist
for that
panel.
Clicking
on the
"plus
sign"
will
expand
the list
of LOMCs
for that
panel.
You
may
click
the view
button
next to
a LOMC
to view
it using
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader.
FEMA Links
- Logan County Issued Flood Maps – Select the applicable community and search
- Flood Zone Maps Q & A's
- Map Search
- Disaster Maps
One row at a time…
Pictured is a Farmall 140 tractor with planter and side dresser. A guy sure did have time to figure out all life’s problems on one of those!
E-News!!!! Get relevant FSA information delivered to your computer or Smart Phone: Forward this on to other acquaintances so they may choose to join the distribution list. All you need to do to sign up is email me at John.Peters@il.usda.gov or stop in the office and fill out a brief E-News subscription form. ALL E-MAILS WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL
Please let me know of any ideas and suggestions you may have!
Respectfully,
John Peters
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.