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 2016 Acreage Certification and 2016 ARC/PLC Enrollment
We would just like to send out a friendly reminder to please
stop by your local FSA office to certify your crops no later
than July 15, 2016! Remember that CRP acres need to be certified
yearly as well, with the same deadline as your field crops.
Before coming into the office, make sure you have gathered your
planting dates and the shares for each farm.
We need to know failed acreage, as well as prevented acreage,
which must be reported no later than 15 days after the final
plating date. Corn final plant date is June 5th; prevented must
be reported by June 20th. Soybeans final plant date is June
20th; prevented must be reported by July 5th.
When certifying your crops, make sure you have signed your 2016
ARC/PLC contracts while you are in the office. The deadline is
August 1, 2016 and no appointment is necessary to get those
finished up.
County Committee Election
Farmers and producers are urged to nominate candidates by August
1, 2016 to participate in this year’s county committee
elections. To be eligible to serve on the county committee, a
person must participate in FSA administered programs, be
eligible to vote in the county committee election and reside in
the local administrative area in which the person is a
candidate. This year, nominations and elections will be held in
LAA 1, which includes Prairie Creek, Orvil, Sheridan, West
Lincoln, Corwin and Broadwell.
You may nominate yourself or others to be part of this unique
committee and to have an influence of federal farm programs at
the local level. Elected county committee members serve a
three-year term and are responsible for making decisions on FSA
disaster, conservation, commodity and price support programs, as
well as other important federal farm program issues. FSA will
mail election ballots to eligible voters beginning November 7th.
Ballots are due back in the Logan County Office by mail or in
person no later than December 5, 2016. All newly elected county
committee members and alternates will take office January 1,
2017.
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
Farm Service Agency provides direct and guaranteed loans to
beginning farmers and ranchers who are unable to obtain
financing from commercial credit sources. The Agency targets a
portion of its loan funds to small and Beginning Farmers and
Ranchers. A beginning farmer is defined as one who:
- Has not operated a farm or ranch for more than 10 years
- Does not own a farm or ranch greater than 30 percent of
the average size farm in the county as determined by the
most current Census for Agriculture
- Meets the loan eligibility requirements of the program
to which he/she is applying
- Substantially participates in the operation
For more information/questions, please contact Tony Schmillen,
Farm Loan Manager, at 217-735-5508 or
tony.schmillen@il.usda.gov
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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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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
Chelsie Peddicord
Farm Loan Manager:
Tony Schmillen
County Operations Trainee:
Miranda Belcher
Next COC Meeting : July 20, 2016 |
