• CRP GRASSLANDS SU 203 – 2022 grazing records due by October 1, 2022
• FALL REPORT OF ACREAGE DEADLINE- November 15, 2022.
• NAP APPLICATION DEADLINE - Grass and Alfalfa - December 1, 2022
• LIVESTOCK FORAGE PROGRAM – Applications are being accepted.  Deadline to submit signed application – January 30, 2023. 

SERVICE CENTER CLOSED

The USDA Service Center will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2022, in observance of Columbus Day Holiday.  The Service Center will be open Tuesday, October 11, 2022. 

NAP APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE

Interested producers have until Thursday, December 1, 2022, to request an application for coverage for grass for grazing.  

For all coverage levels, the NAP service fee is the lesser of $325 per crop or $825 per producer per county, not to exceed a total of $1,950 for a producer with farming interests in multiple counties

NAP Enhancements for Qualified Producers

Qualified veteran farmers or ranchers are eligible for a service fee waiver and premium reduction if the NAP applicant meets certain eligibility criteria. Beginning, limited resource and targeted underserved farmers or ranchers remain eligible for a waiver of NAP service fees and premium reduction when they file form CCC-860, “Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource and Beginning Farmer or Rancher Certification.”

For NAP application, eligibility, and related program information, contact your local County USDA Service Center or visit fsa.usda.gov/nap.

FALL REPORT OF ACREAGE DEADLINE

Hard to believe but another acreage reporting deadline for producer isn’t far away.  November 15, 2022, is the final date for producers with planted wheat, rye, or triticale to submit an acreage report to FSA.  

Charla has the 2023 aerial photos for operators with multiple farms ready to be picked up, here at the office.  The maps can be completed by the operator and returned to the FSA office.   Once the acreage reports are completed in the computer; the producer will be notified either by email or phone call that the acreage reports are ready for signature.  The acreage reports are completed in the order the maps are returned to the office.  

CRP GRASSLAND GRAZING RECORDS

Producers with CRP Grassland contracts that have been effective since October 1, 2021, received notification this week that the grazing record form for FY22 must be competed and returned to the office before FSA will issue the 2022 annual rental payment.  Producers with emails on file received an email on Monday, September 19, 2022, and producers with no email were mailed the form on Monday.  

The form is part of the compliance portion of the CRP contract and the conservation plan and is the producer’s responsibility to complete annually