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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further details of the $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers while the Administration continues to work on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals. In May, President Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a relief strategy in line with the estimated impacts of unjustified retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods and other trade disruptions. The Market Facilitation Program (MFP), Food Purchase and Distribution Program (FPDP), and Agricultural Trad...
CRP Summer/Fall Managed Haying and grazing period begins July 16, 2019. A reminder that the Primary Nesting Season for CRP contracts is May 15th to July 15, 2019. Summer/Fall Managed haying and grazing period begins July 16 following Montana's Primary Nesting Season and ends no later than Sept 13 for grazing and Sept. 30 for haying. Producers are reminded to sign up at their local FSA office and complete the required paperwork before conducting any managed haying and/or grazing activity. If possible please contact the office before July 12,...
CRP Summer/Fall Managed Haying and grazing period begins July 16, 2019. A reminder that the Primary Nesting Season for CRP contracts is May 15th to July 15, 2019. Summer/Fall Managed haying and grazing period begins July 16 following Montana's Primary Nesting Season and ends no later than Sept 13 for grazing and Sept. 30 for haying. Producers are reminded to sign up at their local FSA office and complete the required paperwork before conducting any managed haying and/or grazing activity. Please contact your local FSA office before July 16,...
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Producers who suffer livestock deaths due to an eligible loss condition including eligible adverse weather events, eligible disease and eligible attacks from Jan. 1, 2019 through Dec. 31, 2019 must submit a notice of loss within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock is first apparent. Livestock producers suffering livestock losses may submit the notice of loss to FSA by phone, fax, and email or in person. CRP Spring Managed Grazing Period: March 16 - May 14, 2019 The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)...
The Farm Service Agency would like to remind all producers about the Trump tariff relief program deadline. The USDA Market Facilitation Program was initiated by President Trump and the deadline is January 15, 2019. Producers will not be eligible for program payment unless they come into the office and complete the application. A payment will be issued on 50 percent of the producer’s total 2018 production, multiplied by the MFP rate for a specific commodity. A second payment if warranted will be determined by the USDA. Application deadline is J...
Upcoming FSA Crop Certification Deadline July 16, 2018 In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. July 16, 2018 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Spring Seeded Alfalfa Seed, Forage Seeding, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and all Spring-Seeded Crops. July 16, 2018 CRP - Summer/Fall Grazing and Haying Begins. Conservation Reserve Program Summer/Fall Managed...
Upcoming FSA Crop Certification Deadline July 16, 2018 In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. July 16, 2018 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Spring Seeded Alfalfa Seed, Forage Seeding, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and all Spring-Seeded Crops. July 16, 2018 CRP - Summer/Fall Grazing and Haying Begins. Conservation Reserve Program Summer/Fall Managed...
Producers who suffer livestock deaths due to an eligible loss condition including eligible adverse weather events, eligible disease and eligible attacks from Jan. 1, 2018 through Dec. 31, 2018 must submit a notice of loss within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock is first apparent. Livestock producers suffering livestock losses may submit the notice of loss to FSA by phone, fax, and email or in person. An application for payment must be filed with the local FSA County Office by the March 31, 2019 deadline....
FSA would like to remind Montana producers that they have until March 15, 2018 to sign-up for the Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for all 2018 spring planted NAP crops except spring seeded rye, speltz, triticale, wheat, and mixed forage. NAP provides a catastrophic level (CAT) coverage based on the amount of loss that exceeds 50 per-cent of the expected production at 55 percent of the average market price for the crop. NAP offers buy-up coverage for the 2015 through 2018 crop years. The NAP service fee for all...
11 NAP: USDA Encourages Producers to Consider Risk Protection Coverage: March 15th Deadline. FSA would like to remind Montana producers that they have until March 15, 2018 to sign-up for the Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for all 2018 spring planted NAP crops except spring seeded rye, speltz, triticale, wheat, and mixed forage. NAP provides a catastrophic level (CAT) coverage based on the amount of loss that exceeds 50 percent of the expected production at 55 percent of the average market price for the crop. NAP...
The local USDA office announces that every producer with pasture and hay land need to complete a fall acreage report at the FSA office by the deadline of Wednesday, November 15. In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, who received their yellow map packet need to complete a fall acreage report. Producers need to follow the instructions and write the necessary information on each map within the packet. Producers with the following 2018 crops must report the commodities no later than Nov. 15, 2017, to avoid...
Fire and drought have caused severe damage in Phillips County. Farms and ranches suffering from drought and/or fire damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Phillips County Farm Service Agency (FSA). To be eligible for program benefit livestock producers must have a failed water source or a conservation structure lost to fire. A producer qualifying for ECP assistance may receive cost-share levels not to exceed 75 percent of the eligible cost of restoration measures. No producer is...
Fire and drought have caused severe damage in Phillips County. Farms and ranches suffering from drought and/or fire damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Phillips County Farm Service Agency (FSA). To be eligible for program benefit livestock producers must have a failed water source or a conservation structure lost to fire. A producer qualifying for ECP assistance may receive cost-share levels not to exceed 75 percent of the eligible cost of restoration measures. No producer is...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has authorized emergency haying on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands beginning July 16 through Aug. 30, 2017 for counties in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota designated as D2 or greater on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Landowners interested in emergency haying of CRP acres should contact their local FSA office. Not all CRP practices qualify for emergency haying. Prior approval from FSA is required before CRP Emergency Haying begins. Eligible CRP p...
As of July 6, 2017, Phillips County has met the extreme drought (D3) criteria on the U.S. Drought Monitor and livestock producers in the county are eligible to sign up for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). Applications are required for 2017 losses. The LFP application and supporting documentation for 2017 losses must be submitted by January 30, 2018; however, 2017 acreage reports are required to be filed for all eligible land no later than the final reporting date of November 15, 2017. Acreage reports filed after that date will not...
Upcoming FSA Crop Certification Deadline July 17, 2017 In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. July 17, 2017 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Spring Seeded Alfalfa Seed, Forage Seeding, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and all Spring-Seeded Crops. July 16, 2017 CRP - Summer/Fall Grazing and Haying Begins. Conservation Reserve Program Summer/Fall Managed...
Attention producers! If you have lost bales of hay during the October 2016 flood please contact the Phillips County office as soon as possible. The final date to file a notice of loss for hay is thir-ty days after the loss is apparent to you. The enrollment deadline for the 2017 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) is Nov. 1, 2017. If you had harvested hay destroyed by re-cent flooding or will need to purchase addition feed for your livestock because of the flood please contact the Phillips County...
Attention Phillips County producers your 2017 acreage certification maps have been mailed to your home address. Montana producers with the following 2017 crops must report the acreage no later than November 15, 2016 to avoid late-file fees: Perennial Forage, Pasture, Rangeland Forage including native grass, fall wheat (Hard Red Winter), and all other fall-seeded small grains. Producers are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate, timely crop certification report no later than November 15, 2016....
The 2015 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) & Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments have been issued in the last week. 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. The PLC payment amount for a covered commodity is equal to 85 percent times the base attributable to the covered commodity, times the payment rate for the...
With wheat prices falling at a range where LDPs may be applicable, producers should become familiar with the process to access this assistance. The 2014 Farm Bill authorized 2014-2018 crop year Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs). MALs and LDPs provide financing and marketing assistance for wheat, feed grains, soybeans, and other oilseeds, pulse crops, rice, peanuts, cotton, wool and honey. MALs provide producers interim financing after harvest to help them meet cash flow needs without having to sell their...
The Phillips County Farm Service Agency would like to remind all producers to stop by the office and pick up their spring certification maps. The spring crop certification deadline is July 15, 2016. Please bring in your completed maps and return your signed FSA-578 commodity report to the office before July 15, 2016. Acreage reports must be filed for all spring seeded crops. If you do not report by the deadline, late-file fees will be assessed and physical evidence of the crop must exist and be verified by a field visit before your report may...
Livestock disaster program enrollment opened on April 15, 2014. These disaster programs are authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill as permanent programs and provide retroactive authority to cover losses that occurred on or after Oct. 1, 2011. Eligible producers can sign-up for the following livestock disaster assistance programs: Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) The enrollment deadline for the 2014 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) is Nov. 1, 2014. ELAP...
Producers are reminded to file their 2015 acreage reports with their local FSA county office by the common acreage reporting deadlines of: Nov. 17: 2015 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Apiculture, Perennial Forage, Pasture, Rangeland & Forage (PRF) including Native grass, Fall Wheat (Hard Red Winter - HRW), and all other Fall-Seeded Small Grains Jan. 2, 2015 – (or 30 days after placement of colonies) Honey covered under Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Jan. 15, 2015 – Cherries, Established Stand Alfalfa Seed, Fall Alfalfa See...