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Ballots have been mailed to eligible voters in LAA#2. Ballots must be returned to the Atchison County FSA office or postmarked by December 6, 2021.
Atchison Co FSA Committee Candidate Biography
Candace Sheeley is nominated in LAA#2, Atchison County, to serve as COC member for a 3-year term beginning Jan 1, 2022. Candace resides in LAA#2, and has produced corn, soybeans, and livestock for 14 years. She is an active member of FSA COC and has served as an advisor for 9 years, and a COC member for 3 years. Candace is willing to serve if elected.
The certification deadline for small grains is December 15, 2021. Maps are available from the Atchison County FSA Office for acreage reporting purposes. If you have acres to certify, please call our office at 913-833-5460 or email our office at fsa-ks-at-fp@usda.gov.
In order to maintain program eligibility and benefits, you must file timely acreage reports. Failure to file an acreage report by the crop acreage reporting deadline may cause ineligibility for future program benefits. FSA will not accept acreage reports provided more than a year after the acreage reporting deadline.
Producers are encouraged to file their acreage reports as soon as planting is completed.
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 became effective on February 2, 1979. It requires any foreign person who:
- Acquires or transfers any interest other than a security interest in agricultural land to submit a completed FSA-153 to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than 90 calendar days after the date of acquisition or transfer, or
- Held any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land on February 1, 1979, to have submitted a report to the Secretary not later than August 1, 1979.
The information required by the Secretary should be reported on form FSA-153. Additional copies of this form, which you are encouraged to give to clients who are foreign persons owning, acquiring or transferring agricultural land in the United States or its territories or possessions, may be obtained from this office or from the following web site http://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/eforms/mainservlet. Completed FSA-153’s are to be filed with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in the county in which the land is located.
Any foreign person, who holds, acquires, or transfers any interest in agricultural land, who the Secretary of Agriculture determines did not submit FSA-153, or who knowingly submitted a report that was incomplete, misleading or false is subject to civil penalty of not more than 25 percent of the fair market value of the land on the date the penalty is assessed.
FSA-153 is analyzed by the United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, to develop reports for the Secretary of Agriculture and the agriculture department in each State. Completed FSA-153’s and the analysis shall be available for public inspection at the Department of Agriculture located in Washington, DC.
FSA offers direct farm ownership and direct farm operating loans to producers who want to establish, maintain, or strengthen their farm or ranch. Direct loans are processed, approved and serviced by FSA loan officers.
Direct farm operating loans can be used to purchase livestock and feed, farm equipment, fuel, farm chemicals, insurance, and other costs including family living expenses. Operating loans can also be used to finance minor improvements or repairs to buildings and to refinance some farm-related debts, excluding real estate.
Direct farm ownership loans can be used to purchase farmland, enlarge an existing farm, construct and repair buildings, and to make farm improvements.
The maximum loan amount for direct farm ownership loans is $600,000 and the maximum loan amount for direct operating loans is $400,000 and a down payment is not required. Repayment terms vary depending on the type of loan, collateral and the producer's ability to repay the loan. Operating loans are normally repaid within seven years and farm ownership loans are not to exceed 40 years.
Please contact your local FSA office for more information or to apply for a direct farm ownership or operating loan.
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Dec 2
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AT Co Conservation Dist meeting
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Dec 7
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AT Co Committee meeting
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Dec 15
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Small Grain Certification
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For Additional Information, please contact the Service Center at 913-833-5460.
Questions? Please contact Michael Schmidt, County Executive Director, at (913) 833-5460, michael.a.schmidt@usda.gov or for Farm Loans, please contact Bruce Nutsch, Farm Loan Manager, at (913) 833-5460, bruce.nutsch@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to attend or participate in this meeting should contact Michael Schmidt at (913) 833-5460 or Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
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