Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Fwd: Lyman County FSA News

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From: USDA Farm Service Agency <usdafsa@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 2:16 PM
Subject: Lyman County FSA News
To: iammejtm@gmail.com

June 2014

Acreage Reporting

County Committee Election

Lyman County FSA Updates

Lyman County FSA Office

PO Box 218
Kennebec SD 57544

Phone: 605-869-2216
Fax: 855-262-1937

County Executive Director:
Marlene Reuman

Farm Loan Manager:
Ryan Vanden Berge

Program Technicians:
Marlene Reuman

Linda Karns

Carmen Jessop

2014 Acreage Reporting

In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements producers need to complete an acreage report. All acres need to be certified which includes program crops, non program crops including pasture and grass hay. Planting dates and crop intended use are required in order to complete your acreage report. July 15th is the deadline for reporting.

Non Insured Crop Disaster Assistance (NAP)

Producers who have a NAP policy also need to report their acres by July 15th. Beginning in 2015 NAP coverage will not be available for annual forage crops. Also the Agicultural Act of 2014 authorizes a NAP service fee waiver for Socially Disadvantaged (SDA) and Beginning Farmers (BF) for the year 2014 and subsequent crop years.

County Committee Election

Nominations for the Lyman County FSA Committee are being accepted through August 1, 2014. This years election is being conducted in LAA 1. This includes the townships of Rowe, Mc Clure, Applegate, Stoney Butte, Tracey, Brule, Hope, Lund, Annin, Vivian, Moore, Presho, Sioux, Hilmoe and Pratt. Dennis Stanley is currently the committee person for this area. Dennis has served one term and is eligible to serve another. Nominees must sign the nomination form, FSA-669A, be qualified to vote and be willing to serve if elected. Producers may nominate themselves in addition organizations representing minority and women farmers and ranchers may nominate candidates. Nomination forms can be picked up at the office or found online at:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/pulications/elections

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Jeremy Tobias Matthews