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Producers in Wright County are eligible to apply for 2022 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on native pasture, improved pasture, and forage sorghum. The FSA office in Hartville, MO is currently accepting applications by appointment only. You may contact our office at (417)741-6195 ext 2 to schedule an appointment.
LFP provides compensation if you suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land.
County committees can only accept LFP applications after notification is received by the National Office of qualifying drought or if a federal agency prohibits producers from grazing normal permitted livestock on federally managed lands due to qualifying fire. You must complete a CCC-853 and the required supporting documentation no later than January 30, 2022, for 2022 losses.
You can find the fact sheet with important program information here: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/fsa_lfp-livestockforageprogramfactsheet-2022_final.pdf
If you are leasing grazing acres, you will need to provide a written lease agreement in order to file for a loss on those acres. If a lease agreement is not attainable, please use the CCC-855 Annual Lease Agreement Certification Statement to provide evidence of a rental agreement with the landowner.
For additional information about LFP, including eligible livestock and fire criteria, or to schedule an appointment, please contact the Wright County USDA Service Center at (417)741-6195 ext 2 or visit fsa.usda.gov.
Dairy producers have until Sept. 1, 2022, to pay premiums for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program. With monthly DMC program triggers well above the $9.50 per hundredweight (cwt) coverage level, there have been no indemnity payments distributed through the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) through June 2022. In prior years, producers were able to deduct annual DMC premiums from indemnity payments, but that’s not the case this year.
Approximately 75% of calendar year 2022 DMC and Supplemental DMC premiums have not been paid as the payment deadline of Sept. 1 approaches.
Failure to pay the DMC premium by the deadline may affect a dairy operation’s ability to participate in the DMC program in future years. Contact your local FSA office for more information.
For more information visit the FSA dairy programs webpage or the online dairy decision tool.
Now that the rains have returned the pastures are showing positive signs of recovery, well many of them are. Some are lagging behind others, and I wanted to take this opportunity to discuss some reasons why that is the case. The SWCD’s, University Extension and NRCS all promote Managed Grazing Systems and the response of “post drought” pastures can be accurately predicted based on the management prior to the drought.
Many pastures are looking good and should be fully recovered soon if the rains persist. These will tend to be pastures that were not eaten into the ground during the drought. Maintaining the 4-inch minimum on cool season grasses (CSG) allows the root mass to be persistent and once moisture is back the plants can put on new growth as expected. This week we are seeing some cooler temperatures with nigh times getting back down in the upper 60’s. With the combination of adequate moisture and cooler temperatures, CSG’s will kick in the growth.
What about those pasture that are not coming back so well? Even Managed Grazers had “sacrifice” paddocks where they locked the cows in and fed hay. After being eaten to the ground the grass plant has lost energy reserves. In addition to putting up some leaf blades these plants are putting energy to replenishing roots and crown and that takes extra time. Many areas, the damage will be to great requiring reseeding.
For those interested in “stockpiling” fescue for winter grazing now is the time to start planning which pastures to set aside. This would be the time in normal years to graze down to the 4-inch height our stockpiling pastures and then hit them with 40-50 units of nitrogen to maximize the fall growth. Coming out of the drought, they may be there already. If a paddock was below the 4-inch height during the drought I would not choose it for stockpiling. Fertilizer alone may not get the response needed. Considering what July did to our winter hay supply, stockpiling could be the key to getting through the winter.
If this summer has left you with some grazing challenges don’t hesitate to contact your local NRCS/SWCD office and University Extension for guidance. Technical resources and in some cases financial incentives are available. Even if you have weathered this event, new challenges lie ahead. I hear the almanac is predicting a greater amount of snow then normal for December and January.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has implemented pre-authorized debit (PAD) for Farm Loan Program (FLP) borrowers. PAD is a voluntary and alternative method for making weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments on loans.
PAD payments are pre-authorized transactions that allow the National Financial and Accounting Operations Center (NFAOC) to electronically collect loan payments from a customer’s account at a financial institution.
PAD may be useful if you use nonfarm income from regular wages or salary to make payments on loans or adjustment offers or for payments from seasonal produce stands. PAD can only be established for future payments.
To request PAD, customers, along with their financial institution, must fill out form RD 3550-28. This form has no expiration date, but a separate form RD 3550-28 must be completed for each loan to which payments are to be applied. A fillable form can be accessed on the USDA Rural Development (RD) website at rd.usda.gov/publications/regulations-guidelines. Click forms and search for “Form 3550-28.”
If you have a “filter” on the account at your financial institution, you will need to provide the financial institution with the following information: Origination ID: 1220040804, Agency Name: USDA RD DCFO.
PAD is offered by FSA at no cost. Check with your financial institution to discuss any potential cost. Preauthorized debit has no expiration date, but you can cancel at any time by submitting a written request to your local FSA office. If a preauthorized debit agreement receives three payment rejections within a three-month period, the preauthorized debit agreement will be cancelled by FSA. The payment amount and due date of your loan is not affected by a cancellation of preauthorized debit. You are responsible to ensure your full payment is made by the due date.
For more information about PAD, contact your USDA Service Center at 417-468-2088 or visit fsa.usda.gov.
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