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 2017 ARC/PLC Enrollment
The 2017 ARC/PLC enrollment period officially began on November
1 and will continue through August 1, 2017.
The enrollment process for 2017 is relatively simple! We just
need you to contact the office, notify us of any changes that
have occurred or will be occurring, verify payment shares and
sign the FSA-861 contracts for 2017.
ALL owners and operators with a share interest in base acres on
the farm must sign the annual contracts. Owners with zero shares
will also need to sign the ARC or PLC contract, unless they have
signed in a previous year and the operation has not changed in
anyway. A signed lease or valid power-of-attorney may also be
used in lieu of collecting an owner’s signature.
Call the Logan County FSA office at (217) 735-5508 extension 2
to have your contracts ran and ready for you to sign. Winter is
the best time to get ARC/PLC paperwork completed.
Dates to Remember
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December 13 Final date to return COC election ballots to the
office
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December 15 Logan County Committee Election for LAA 2
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December 15 Final date to report 2017 fall seeded crops such
as wheat and perennial forage
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December 26 Christmas Day Observed - Office Closed
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January 2 New Year's Day Observed - Office Closed
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January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Observed -
Office Closed
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May 31 Last day to apply for 2016 Crop Marketing Assistance
Loan
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Continuous Farm Record Changes
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Continuous Farm Storage Facility Loan Applications
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Continuous CRP Signup (waterways, filter strips, field
borders, pollinator habitat)
Guaranteed Loan Program
FSA guaranteed loans allow lenders to provide agricultural
credit to farmers who do not meet the lender's normal
underwriting criteria. Farmers and ranchers apply for a
guaranteed loan through a lender, and the lender arranges for
the guarantee. FSA can guarantee up to 95 percent of the loss of
principal and interest on a loan. Guaranteed loans can be used
for both farm ownership and operating purposes.
Guaranteed farm ownership loans can be used to purchase
farmland, construct or repair buildings, develop farmland to
promote soil and water conservation or to refinance debt.
Guaranteed operating loans can be used to purchase livestock,
farm equipment, feed, seed, fuel, farm chemicals, insurance and
other operating expenses.
FSA can guarantee farm ownership and operating loans up to
$1,399,000. Repayment terms vary depending on the type of loan,
collateral and the producer's ability to repay the loan.
Operating loans are normally repaid within seven years and farm
ownership loans are not to exceed 40 years.
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Please contact your lender or local FSA farm loan office for
more information on guaranteed loans.
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.
Logan County FSA Office
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
Chelsie Peddicord
Farm Loan Manager:
Tony Schmillen
County Operations Trainee:
Miranda Belcher
Next COC Meeting :
December 15th at 9:00am
Persons with disabilities who require
accommodations to attend or participate in this meeting should
contact John Peters at 217-735-5508 extension 2 or Federal Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339.
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).
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