Logan
County FSA Updates
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[December 27, 2016]
USDA Partners with Farmers and Ranchers to Protect More
Than 500,000 Acres of Working Grasslands - USDA will accept more
than 504,000 acres that were offered by producers during the recent
ranking period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands
enrollment. Through the voluntary CRP Grasslands program, grasslands
threatened by development or conversion to row crops are maintained
as livestock grazing areas, while providing important conservation
benefits.
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USDA will accept more than 2,100 offers totaling more than
504,000 acres across 34 states. Over 70 percent of the acres are
from beginning farmers, veterans and underserved producers.
About two-thirds of the acres are in counties with the highest
threat for conversion. Additionally, nearly 60 percent of the
acres are in wildlife priority areas and nearly three-fourths of
the acres will have a wildlife-focused conservation plan as part
of the operation.
USDA is also reminding producers that it is still accepting
additional offers for CRP Grasslands. The current ranking period
that closes on Dec. 16, also includes a new CRP Grasslands
practice specifically tailored for small-scale livestock grazing
operations to encourage broader participation. Small livestock
operations with 100 or fewer head of grazing dairy cows (or the
equivalent) can submit applications to enroll up to 200 acres of
grasslands per farm. USDA’s goal is to enroll up to additional
200,000 acres. The new practice for small-scale livestock
grazing operations encourages greater diversity geographically
and in all types of livestock operation. Small livestock
operations are encouraged to contact their local Farm Service
Agency office to learn more about this program before Dec. 16,
to be considered as part of the current ranking period.
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Small livestock operations or other farming and ranching
operations interested in participating in CRP Grasslands should
contact their local FSA office. To find your local FSA office,
visit http://offices.usda.gov. To learn more about FSA’s
conservation programs, visit
www.fsa.usda.gov/conservation.
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.
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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). |