IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• 2024 Livestock Forage Program – Kiowa, Prowers, Baca eligible for one month payment. DEADLINE TO APPLY - January 30, 2025
• 2025 ARCPLC Election and Enrollment - January 21 through April 15, 2025
• Monday, January 20^th, Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Holiday
• Monday, February 17^th, President’s Day

UPCOMING SERVICE CENTER CLOSURES:

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.

2024 1099’s

Producers who earned over $600.00 in any FSA office during calendar year 2024 will be receiving a 1099 in the mail. If you misplace the 1099 and need a replacement, the office can supply you with a copy.

2025 ARCPLC Election and Enrollment

The 2018 Farm Bill has been extended for one year, which means most programs that were available, will be extended. The extension includes a 2025 ARCPLC election and enrollment which will begin on January 21^stand will continue until April 15, 2025.

The office will begin printing the ARCPLC contracts using the same election that was on file for 2024. The office will be sending out a postcard to the operators in February explaining the contracts have been printed and to please stop by the office and sign the contracts.

Producers have the choice between three programs.

Price Loss Coverage (PLC) PLC program payments are issued when the effective price of a covered commodity is less than the respective reference price for that commodity. The effective price equals the higher of the market year average price (MYA) or the national average loan rate for the covered commodity.

ARC-CO or Agricultural Risk Coverage-County makes a payment when the market year average (MYA) price times the county yield falls below the county guarantee, which is calculated at 86 percent of the 5-year Olympic Average of prices and yields.

ARC-IC or Agricultural Risk Coverage – Individual is a revenue-based program. Payment earned when current year farm crop revenues fall below farm benchmark revenue levels. ARC-IC is elected for all covered commodities at the farm level. Neither PLC nor ARC-CO cannot be elected on an ARC-IC farm. An ARC-IC farm includes all ARC-IC farms elected and enrolled in the state. ARC-IC benchmarks, guarantees, and payment rates are calculated at the farm level and weighted to the producer’s share of covered commodities planted on the ARC-IC farm. If earned, Payment is issued on 65 percent of the total base acres on the farm.

2024 LIVESTOCK FORAGE PROGRAM (LFP)

REMINDER - deadline to apply is January 30, 2025

KIOWA, PROWERS and BACA COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR 2024 LFP

DEADLINE TO APPLY: JANUARY 30, 2025

Due to an extended grazing period in Colorado, Kiowa, Prowers and Baca counties became eligible for a one-month payment on native grass for LFP or Livestock Forage Program for 2024. To be considered eligible for LFP a livestock producer must have risk and control in both:

Eligible livestock -

• livestock that were or would have been grazing on native grass. Livestock located in feedlots are not eligible.
• must have been owned, leased, purchased, entered a contract to purchase, or held by a contract grower during the 60 days prior to the beginning date of a qualifying date.
• Have been maintained for commercial use.

Eligible producer –

• Own, cash or share lease or be a contract grower of covered livestock during the 60 calendar days before the beginning date of a qualifying drought.
• Provide pastureland for covered livestock, including cash-rented land that is physically located in a county affected by a qualifying drought.
• Certify that they suffered a grazing loss because of a qualifying drought.
• Timely file an acreage report for all grazing land for which grazing loss is being claimed.

There are no provisions for approving late-filed LFP applications.

USDA SERVICE CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION

409 E Lowell Ave., PO Box 188 – Eads, CO 81036

Telephone 719-438-5851 FSA (Ext 2), NRCS (Ext 3). FSA Fax number: fax2mail 844-332-7501

FSA - Farm Service Agency

• Dawna Weirich – CED dawna.weirich@usda.gov
• Charla Ferris – PT charla.ferris@usda.gov
• Brandi Nevius – PT brandi.nevius@usda.gov
• Teri Ellis – PT teri.ellis@usda.gov

NRCS – Natural Resource Conservation Service

• Scott Smith – Resource Team Leader 719-767-5648 ext. 3 scott.smith3@usda.gov - Cheyenne Wells
• Marty Miller - marlin.miller@usda.gov Eads Office
• Mark Nelson – mark.nelson@usda.gov

KIOWA COUNTY FARM LOAN CONTACT INFO – CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT

Telephone 719-336-3437 (ext. 2)

Nicole Lubbers, nicole.lubbers@usda.gov

Mary Rhoades, mary.rhoades@usda.gov

SERVICE CENTER OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For information on programs visit our website located at www.fsa.usda.gov or like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. USDA is an equal opportunity employer.