Logan County FSA

1650 5th Street

Lincoln, IL, 62656

Hours:

Monday - Friday

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Phone: 217-735-5508 ext. 2

Fax: 217-732-9916

County Committee:

Rodney Conklen - Chairman

Edwin Dahmm - Vice Chairman

Tim Southerlan - Member

Dorothy Gleason - Advisor

County Executive Director:

John Peters

Program Technicians:

Ann Curry

Tammy Edwards

Dianne Fout

Mari Anne Komnick

Cindy Mayfield

Kristi Olson

Farm Loan Manager:

Tony Schmillen

2011 SURE Program

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Illinois announced that producers can enroll in the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program for 2011 crop year losses beginning Oct. 22, 2012. Under the 2008 Farm Bill, SURE authorizes assistance to farmers and ranchers who suffered crop losses caused by natural disasters occurring through Sept. 30, 2011.

Eligible producers who experienced a 2011 crop loss can contact their local county FSA office to learn more about the SURE program. All eligible farmers and ranchers must sign up for 2011 SURE benefits before the June 7, 2013 deadline.

To qualify for a SURE payment, the producer's operation must be located in a county that was declared a disaster for 2011 and have at least a 10 percent production loss that affects one crop of economic significance. Producers with agricultural operations located outside a disaster county are eligible for SURE benefits if they had a production loss greater or equal to 50 percent of the normal production on the farm.

In Illinois, 66 counties received a primary Secretarial Disaster Designation and 27 counties received a contiguous Secretarial Disaster Designation during 2011. This means producers in 93 Illinois counties can qualify for SURE benefits as long as they have at least a 10 percent production loss that affects one crop of economic significance and all other eligibility requirements are met. Producers in the remaining 9 Illinois counties are eligible for SURE benefits if they had a production loss greater or equal to 50 percent of the normal production on the farm.

To meet program eligibility requirements, producers must have obtained a policy or plan of insurance for all insurable crops through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and obtained Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage on non-insurable crops, if available, from FSA. Eligible farmers and ranchers who meet the definition of a socially disadvantaged, limited resource or beginning farmer or rancher do not have to meet this requirement. Forage crops intended for grazing are not eligible for SURE benefits.

For more information on SURE program eligibility requirements contact your local County FSA office or visit the website at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/sure

2013 Crops Reporting Dates

All producers are reminded of the acreage reporting dates for 2013.  Specifically the Fall-Seeded Wheat reporting deadline.

• December 15, 2012 - Fall Wheat, and all other Fall-seeded small grains
• July 15, 2013 - All Spring Seeded Crops

The 2012 Logan County FSA Committee election will take place in Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 2.  The townships of Eminence, Atlanta, Oran, East Lincoln, Chester, and Aetna make up LAA #2. 

Ed Dahmm is the current Committee Member representing LAA #2.  Ed will be stepping down and we thank him for his time and service to the Logan County FSA Committee. Kenton Stoll of Chestnut, and Mary Beth Sparks of Lincoln, will be on the ballot to represent LAA # 2. 

Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters in LAA #2 starting on November 5, 2012. Be watching your mailbox for your official county committee election ballot.

If, for some reason, you don’t receive a ballot, feel free to notify the county FSA office.  

Completed and signed ballots will be due back in the county office by the close of business on December 3, 2012.