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 The office will also be reviewing your eligibility files and any
farm record changes that need attention. Our goal is to have the
2016 Enrollment completed before spring planting occurs.
*PLEASE STOP IN NOW AND COMPLETE 2016 SIGN UP!! *
Similar to the 2014 and 2015 enrollment, if your cash-rent
landowners haven’t changed from the previous year, you will not
need to get new signatures.
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Reminders
The following regulations are applicable to ALL CRP contracts:
- do not plant an unauthorized crop such as an
agricultural commodity on CRP acreage;
- do not disturb the acreage during the primary nesting
and brood-rearing season for wildlife. In Illinois, this is
April 15 through August 1. This also is the period when
mowing is not allowed;
- do not hay or graze CRP acreage;
- do not use the CRP area as a road, nor park, store or
dump items on CRP acreage. This includes old vehicles,
equipment, trash and manure;
- do perform periodic management and maintenance
activities as described in the conservation plan of
operation. These activities include the control of pests,
noxious weeds, and other undesirable vegetative growth
(thorn trees, briars, etc);
- do notify FSA immediately should control or shares of
CRP contracts change. This could be the result of a land
sale, death of participant, or change in ownership
structure, such as from an individual to a trust.
USDA to Provide Agricultural Credit Training, Expand
Opportunities for Farmer Veterans and Beginning Farmers
USDA announced a partnership with the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC)
to conduct agricultural credit training sessions in the Midwest
for military veterans and beginning farmers and ranchers. States
under consideration to host the workshops include Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska.
These workshops will provide individuals interested in farming
as a career, including military veterans, with methods to
improve business planning and financial skills, and improve
understanding of the risk management tools that can help small
farm operations.
Other partners include Niman Ranch a community network of more
than 700 independent family farmers and ranchers, and the Farm
Credit Council and the Farm Credit System, which provides loans,
leases and financial services to farmers, ranchers and rural
businesses across the United States. The workshops will also
include assistance with credit applications and introductions to
local or regional food markets.
To learn more about veterans in agriculture, visit
www.usda.gov/veterans.
Visit
www.fsa.usda.gov/ farmloans or your local Farm Service
Agency (FSA) office to learn more about FSA's farm loan
programs. To find your local FSA office, visit http://offices.usda.gov.
More information also is available from the Farmer Veteran
Coalition at
www.farmvetco.org.
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April
15 - Primary Nesting Season begins - CRP acres cannot be mowed
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May 30
- Office closed in observance of Memorial Day
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May 31
- Final availability date for feed grains, soybeans, and minor
oil seed loans
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June
20 - Final date to timely file prevented planting for corn acres
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July 4 -
Office closed in observance of Independence Day
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July
6 - Final date to timely file prevented planting for soybean
acres
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July
15 - Final date to report spring seeded crops
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Aug 1
- Final date to enroll into the 2016 ARC/PLC program
Questions?
Please contact, John Peters, County Executive Director, at
217-735-5508 ext 2,
john.peters@il.usda.gov or for Farm Loans, please contact
Tony Schmillen, Farm Loan Manager, at 217-735-5508 ext 2,
tony.schmillen@il.usda.gov
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file
a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866)
632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or
Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).
Logan County USDA
1650 5th Street
Lincoln, IL, 62656
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Phone: 217-735-5508 ext. 2
Fax: 855-693-7125
County Committee:
Dennis Ramlow - Chairman
Tim Southerlan - Vice Chairman
Kenton Stoll - Member
Dorothy Gleason - Advisor
County Executive Director:
John Peters
Program Technicians:
Ann Curry
Tammy Edwards
Mari Anne Komnick
Cindy Mayfield
Chelsie Peddicord
Farm Loan Manager:
Tony Schmillen
Next COC Meeting : May 25th |
