USDA Update – December 30, 2019

Eads USDA Service Center Staff

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

USDA SERVICE CENTER CLOSED - Wednesday, January 1^st - Happy New Year!
CRP PRODUCER MEETING- JANUARY 7^th, 2020 IN EADS AND LAMAR
Farm Loan personnel in Eads Office – 2^nd Tuesday every month
2019 & 2020 - ARCPLC signup - Begins October 1^st - Deadline March 15th

Disclaimer: Information in this UPDATE is pertinent to Kiowa County FSA only. Producers reading this and that do not have FSA interest in Kiowa County are advised to contact their local FSA Office.

NEW YEAR AND NEW DECADE

Hard to believe that another decade in the 21^st century is ending; seems as though 10 years just fly by. As you look back on the past 10 years, it’s our hope that you have more smiles than tears. Your local USDA Service Staff wishes all of our customers a happy and healthy 2020. May God continue to bless you and yours.

CRP MEETINGS

Postcards were mailed out last week to producers informing them of the numerous locations for CRP meetings. Producers should also have a expiring contract(s) letter that was sent out the beginning of December. There are various Fact Sheets available online @ https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/fact-sheets/index. There will also be Fact Sheets available at the meetings. Tenants with nonresident owners, it would be beneficial to contact those owners and make them aware of the meetings.

Again, it is important that producers with expiring CRP contracts and those who are wanting to offer new land into the CRP program - plan to attend one of the meetings listed below.

NOTE: Correction to the following:

Brighton meeting time is 9:00 a.m. not 10:00 a.m.
Hugo meeting is located in the Jury Assembly Room at the Courthouse.

COLORADO FARM SERVICE AGENCY

CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)

PRODUCER MEETINGS

MONDAY - JANUARY 6^TH

9:00 A.M. - BRIGHTON @ Adams Co. Fairgrounds – Administration Bldg. 9755 Henderson Rd.
3:00 P.M. - HUGO - Lincoln County Courthouse - Jury Assembly Room

TUESDAY – JANUARY 7^th

10:00 A.M. - EADS @ Community Building located at Kiowa County Fairgrounds – NW end of Eads.
2:00 P.M. - LAMAR @ Bowman Building @ LCC

WEDNESDAY – JANUARY 8^th

10:00 A.M. - BOONE @ Ark Valley Organic Growers (AVOG) (Old Excelsior School) 1516 Asbury Ln.

ARCPLC Enrollment

ARCPLC enrollment deadline is March 15^th. Producers will elect either ARC-County, Price Loss Coverage or ARC- Individual Coverage. The election will be for crop years 2019 and 2020. Beginning in 2021, eligible producers can make an election each year through year 2023. . Producers who fail to make an election will default to the program that the farm had through 2018 and will be ineligible for 2019 payments.