USDA Update - September 22, 2018

Eads USDA Service Center

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 - LAST DAY FOR EMERGENCY GRAZING
MFP – Market Facilitation Program – SIGNUP DEADLINE January 15, 2019
Apply for Livestock Forage Program - Call office for appointment – SIGNUP DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2018
NAP COVERAGE DEADLINE- December 1, native grass
FARM LOAN Personnel in Kiowa County Service Center – Tuesday, October 9
County Committee Meeting – TBA
2018 ARCPLC Enrollment deadline - September 30, 2018 _ EXTENSION RECEIVED
Continuous CRP Grassland Signup 201 –Offers being accepted - $5.00 per acre rental rate

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.

CRP EMERGENCY GRAZING

Livestock and CRP producers should be aware that Sunday, September 30 is the LAST daylivestock are authorized to graze CRP acres under Emergency provisions. Spot-checks will be completed the first week in October and if cattle are not removed, the CRP producer will be contacted.

CRP ROUTINE GRAZING

The first 60-day CRP routine grazing period for fiscal year 2019 will begin October 1 – December 1. CRP acreage that hasnotbeen grazed in the previous three years would be eligible for grazing. There is a 25 percent annual rental rate reduction for CRP producer unless the livestock grazing the CRP are owned by a Beginning Farmer or Rancher; then no reduction would apply. The reduction would not be assessed until annual rental payments in October 2019.

Livestock and/or CRP producers interested in CRP routine grazing MUST obtain a grazing plan through NRCS and also complete required paperwork at the FSA Office. Both the CRP producer and the livestock producer MUST signatures are required at both offices.

Because of the recent years of contract management requirements and 2018 Emergency grazing there may not be many contracts eligible for grazing. Contact either the FSA or NRCS office for more information.

2018 ARCPLC ENROLLMENT DEADLINE

Friday, September 28 is the last day for the FSA office to receive a signed CCC-861 or CCC-862 ARCPLC contract for the 2018 crop year. The deadline has been extended for an additional 60 days this year to allow states with generic (cotton) base acres to complete ARCPLC enrollment; normally contracts should have been approved no later August 1^st. Here in Kiowa County there are only six farms that don’t have all signatures in the office and producers on those contracts have been notified.

OCTOBER PAYMENT CYCLE

It’s the end of September and the 2018 crop year is coming to an end. As the office begins the 2019 crop year; it will be a busy time in the office. The October payment cycle with the 2017 ARCPLC payments and the CRP annual rental payments are scheduled to begin October 3. The following is the order of how payments will be issued:

October 3 – 2017 ARCPLC payments should reach the county office.
October 11 – CRP annual rental

Again; these are estimated expected dates – could be a day or two later.

We ask producers who are expecting either or both payments, to please avoid calling the office to ask if your payment has been issued. If you have NOT received your payments by October 22; then please call the office to determine if there is an issue with your payments.

2019 ACREAGE REPORTING DEADLINE

Along with the October payment cycle the office will also be busy with 2019 acreage reporting for planted wheat acres. Crop year 2018 is the last year of the 2014 Farm Bill and the office needs to build new Farm Bill folders for crop year 2019 and forward, that project has not been completed to date; therefore, please be patient. If producers need to get planted acres reported to FSA prior to reporting the acres to your crop insurance agent – PLEASE CALL before coming into the office. The staff will need to time to get the 2019 field maps printed and information gathered. The deadline for reporting is November 15^th. This acreage reporting deadline also includes perennial grasses and triticale along with planted winter wheat.

Kiowa County FSA Committee

Destiny Haase - LAA 2 – Central area – Committee Chairperson
Sean Harkness – LAA 1 – East area – Committee Vice-Chairperson
Michael Zimmerman – LAA3 – West area – Committee Regular Member

USDA SERVICE CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION

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

E-mail individuals firstname.lastname@co.usda.gov (Example firstname.lastname@co.usda.gov, dawna. weirich, charla.ferris, hallie.barlow, marvin.watson, marlin.miller