IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

• NAP APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE DEADLINE - Spring crop deadline, March 15, 2024 
• 2024 ARCPLC ELECTION and ENROLLMENT - Deadline March 15, 2024.
• CONTINUOUS CRP SIGNUP - Deadline July 31, 2024

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.

THE USDA SERVICE CENTER HAS A DROP BOX AVAILABLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

ARCPLC ELECTION AND ENROLLMENT DEADLINE

The local meeting is over and now a decision needs to be made regarding the 2024 ARCPLC program.  Operators who didn’t make the meeting and haven’t contacted the office to sign the ARCPLC contracts please do so ASAP especially if there are owner’s signatures that need to be obtained.  

CSU Extension completed an ARCPLC webinar earlier this year and that recording can be found at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwTQzMLW8EE.  Contact the office if you need the link emailed to you. 

Reminder: Insurance Linkage Requirements for Payments Received Through the Emergency Relief Program

Producers who received an Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payment need to meet ERP insurance linkage requirements by purchasing crop insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage at the 60/100 level or higher for the next two available crop years, which will be determined from the date you received an ERP payment and may vary depending on the timing and availability of coverage. The insurance coverage requirement applies to the physical location of the county where the crop was located and for which an ERP payment was issued. 

Contact your crop insurance agent or local FSA county office as soon as possible to ask about coverage options. Producers who do not obtain the applicable coverage by the sales/application closing date will be required to refund the ERP benefits received on the applicable crop, plus interest. To determine which crops are eligible for federal crop insurance or NAP, visit the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov.

For more information, contact your local USDA Service Center or visit fsa.usda.gov

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