The Peanut Soil and Water Conservation District’s (PSWCD) Annual Cover Crop Cost Share sign up is now underway until August 31^st. Participants can plant a variety of cover crop varieties including wheat, oats, rye and several other options.

Cover Crop payment rates are as follows.

Early Planting (No later than November 10^th) $50/acre

Plus $10/acre bonus if planting a Tetraploid Rye cultivar

Late Planting (Between November 11^th and November 30^th) $30/acre

Plus $10/acre bonus if planting a Tetraploid Rye cultivar

All cost share participants must be currently following a Nutrient Management Plan or have one developed by a certified plan writer before receiving cost share funds.

Other Conservation Practices are also available for sign up from Peanut SWCD

Livestock waterers by fencing out streams, Crop Conversion to grass or hay, Grassed Waterways, Grassed Filter Strips, Critical Area Seeding, Erosion Control, Conservation (Strip or No Till) Tillage, Split Nitrogen Side-dress Application on Corn and/or Cotton. Split Nitrogen Application on Harvest Wheat. Precision phosphorus application on cropland. Conversion of Cropland to Trees.

To Sign Up Please Contact

Art Kirkby:

Phone: 757-375-3774     Email: artkirkby.pswcd@gmail.com

Reed Felts:

Phone: 757-653-1364     Email: reedfelts@peanutswcd.net

Meaghann Terrien:

Phone: 757-880-8382      Email: meaghannterrien@peanutswcd.net

On July 13, 2021,  Secretary Vilsack announced the Administration will be implementing the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP) to provide assistance to livestock and poultry owners for losses of livestock and poultry depopulated from March 1, 2020, through December 26, 2020, due to insufficient processing access during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for the cost of depopulation and disposal.  PLIP signup will begin on Tuesday (7/20/21) through September 17, 2021.  Eligible livestock and poultry include swine, chickens, and turkeys because USDA has determined that producers of these livestock and poultry types suffered losses and incurred costs for depopulation due to insufficient processing access during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Eligible livestock must have been depopulated from March 1, 2020 - December 26, 2020 due to insufficient processing access.  Eligible livestock and poultry producers apply for PLIP by completing the FSA-620 (application) and other eligibility documents and submitting it to the FSA county office.  For more information about the PLIP program, visit farmers.gov/plip or contact the Suffolk FSA office. 

On July 16, 2021, Secretary Vilsack announced the Administration will be implementing the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Hauler (PATHH) Program to provide critical assistance for the timber industry that has been impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. PATHH aids timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that suffered a gross revenue loss of at least 10 percent during the period of January 1, 2020, and December 1, 2020 compared to the period of January 1, 2019, and December 1, 2019.  FSA will begin accepting applications for PATHH beginning July 22, 2021 through October 15, 2021.  Timber harvesting businesses must be classified under NAICS code 113310 for tax purposes.  Timber hauling businesses  must be classified for tax purposes under NAICS Code 484220 or 484230 and have filed and IRS form 2290 for tax years 2019 and 2020.  Eligible timber haulers and harvesting businesses apply for PATHH by completing the FSA-1118 (application) and other eligibility documents and submitting it to the FSA county office.  For more information about the PATHH program, visit farmers.gov/path or contact the Suffolk FSA office.