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 All contract requirements need to be completed by August 1st. Do
not wait till the final month to complete this process. Call the
office now and verify you have all your contracts completed.
2016 Crop Certification is also underway at the Logan County FSA
office. Avoid the wait by certifying your crops as soon as you
have completed your spring planting. Producers need to
accurately certify their crop and land uses to comply with
ARC/PLC Program benefits. Be sure to have your crops, planting
dates and shares ready when you visit. Conservation Reserve
Program (CRP) acreage also needs to be certified on a annual
basis. Deadlines for crop certification requirements are as
follows:
2016 Crops:
July 15, 2016 - Corn, Soybeans, CRP, and all other
spring-seeded crops
2017 Crops : December 15, 2016 - All fall seeded crops (wheat,
hay and pasture, alfalfa, grass, clover etc.)
CRP Certification
Does your farm have CRP on it? Certification on the FSA-578
Report of Acreage also includes Conservation Reserve Program
(CRP) acreage certification. By certifying CRP acreage on the
FSA-578 you are certifying that the CRP acres are in compliance
and eligible to receive your annual CRP payment. Make sure your
CRP is in compliance prior to crop certification to avoid
noncompliance situations. Noncompliance could result in the
termination of the contract and repayment of all monies received
plus interest and liquidated damages.
USDA Offers New Loans for Portable Farm Storage and Handling
Equipment
Portable Equipment Can Help Producers, including Small-Scale and
Local Farmers, Get Products to Market Quickly
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide a new financing
option to help farmers purchase portable storage and handling
equipment. The loans, which now include a smaller microloan
option with lower down payments, are designed to help producers,
including new, small and mid-sized producers, grow their
businesses and markets.
The program also offers a new “microloan” option, which allows
applicants seeking less than $50,000 to qualify for a reduced
down payment of five percent and no requirement to provide three
years of production history. Farms and ranches of all sizes are
eligible. The microloan option is expected to be of particular
benefit to smaller farms and ranches, and specialty crop
producers who may not have access to commercial storage or
on-farm storage after harvest. These producers can invest in
equipment like conveyers, scales or refrigeration units and
trucks that can store commodities before delivering them to
markets. Producers do not need to demonstrate the lack of
commercial credit availability to apply.
Earlier this year, FSA significantly expanded the list of
commodities eligible for Farm Storage Facility Loans. Eligible
commodities now include aquaculture; floriculture; fruits
(including nuts) and vegetables; corn, grain sorghum, rice,
oilseeds, oats, wheat, triticale, spelt, buckwheat, lentils,
chickpeas, dry peas, sugar, peanuts, barley, rye, hay, honey,
hops, maple sap, unprocessed meat and poultry, eggs, milk,
cheese, butter, yogurt and renewable biomass. FSFL microloans
can also be used to finance wash and pack equipment used
post-harvest, before a commodity is placed in cold storage.
To learn more about Farm Storage Facility Loans, visit
www.fsa.usda.gov/pricesupport or stop by the office!
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May
30 Memorial Day - Office Closed
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May
31 Final Date to Apply for Marketing Assistance
Loan for 2015 fall harvested crops
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June 5 Final Crop Insurance planting date for
corn
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June 15 Nomination Period for County Committee
election in LAA 1 begins
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June 20 Final date to file a notice of loss
for prevent plant corn
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June 20 Final Crop Insurance planting date for
soybeans-
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July 4 Independence Day - Office Closed
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July 5 Final date to file a notice of loss
for prevent plant soybeans
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July 15 Final date to report spring seeded
crops and CRP-
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August 1 Final date to submit County Committee
Election Nomination Form
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August 1 Primary Nesting Season ends (CRP
Maintenance and Management may resume)
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August 1 Final date to request a reconstitution or
farm transfer for 2016
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August 1 Final date to submit signatures on 2016
ARCPLC program contracts
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Continuous Farm Record Changes
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Continuous Farm Storage Facility Loan Applications
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Continuous Continuous CRP Signup (waterways, filter
strips, field borders, pollinator habitat)
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 (tentative)
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