Kingsbury County FSA Office
202 Joliet Ave, DeSmet, SD 57231 Phone: 605-854-9123 Fax: 855-256-9431 County Executive Director:
Larry Somsen Farm Loan Officer:
Lesa Huener Program Technicians:
Rochelle Stout, Angie Goebel, Kathy Buchholz Next County Committee Meeting: July 8, 2014 at 8:30 am | Crop Acreage Certification Deadline The deadline to timely certify your 2014 spring seeded crop acreages is July 15, 2014. If you have not yet certified your 2014 acreages, please call immediately for your appointment. Please contact the Kingsbury County FSA Office at 605-854-9123 -- Opt #2. Please don't wait, call today. Due to budget cuts, maps are no longer mailed out to producers. However, producer may call the Office and the Office staff will print your maps for you to pick up in the Office. These maps may also be emailed to you if you prefer. Livestock Forage Program(LFP) Disaster (Pasture Loss Program) The Livestock Forage Program (LFP) provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffer grazing losses on or after October 1, 2011 due to: Drought (during grazing period) and Fire (federal land) An eligible producer must have owned, shared or was a contract grower of the eligible livestock 60 days prior to disaster event. The producer must also provide grazing land that is physically located in the county affected by drought or on federal lands where the producer was prohibited from grazing due to a fire. Kingsbury County as well as many other SD counties are eligible for LFP in 2012. All livestock growers with pastures in 2012 are encouraged to call the office to set up an appointment. Eligible livestock include: Beef, Dairy, Buffalo, Poultry, Equine, Goats, Sheep, Swine, Elk, Reindeer, Deer, Alpacas, Emus, and Llamas Eligible producers must submit an application and supporting documentation to their administrative county by January 30, 2015. | |
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) is a program designed to help producers who suffered livestock losses on or after October 1, 2011. Producers who have livestock losses over the normal mortality may qualify for a payment. Producers have until January 30, 2015 to file an application and bring in livestock death documentation from losses occurred from October 1, 2011 to January 1, 2015. Any death losses on or after January 1, 2015 must be reported to the office no later than 30 days after the loss is apparent. Please document ALL deaths. Only death losses due to adverse weather will be eligible for payment. Other death losses will help meet the normal mortality loss. When documenting losses, please bring in the following information: 1. Beginning livestock inventories 2. Livestock death numbers 3. Please list category, date, and reason (lightning, old age, etc) 4. Production/calving records, vet receipts, rendering truck receipts, etc LIP losses and payments will be calculated every calendar year. Livestock categories for Beef, Dairy and Buffalo include: Adult livestock less than 400 lbs greater than 400 lbs Eligible livestock include: Beef, Dairy, Buffalo, Poultry, Equine, Goats, Sheep, Swine, Elk, Reindeer, Please contact the FSA Office if you wish to setup and appointment to Apply for LIP or LFP. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay),
(866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users). |
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