What's up at the FSA Office?
by Cindy Mensen, Acting Allamakee County Executive Director (563) 568-2148
REMINDERS:
July 1 – Sept 30: Sign-up for the 2017 MPP-Dairy program.
July 4: Office closed for Independence Day Holiday
July 5: County Committee meeting at 9:00 am at Waukon USDA Service Center
July 15: Deadline to certify a 2016 crop report (FSA-578)
Aug 1: Deadline to sign-up for the 2016 ARC-Co Program (sign a CCC-861)
Aug 1: Last day to request a farm or tract reconstitution for 2016 crop year
Sept 1: Premiums are due for 2016 MPP buy-up coverage
PHOTO CONTEST
Allamakee residents of all ages are invited to participate in our FSA Photo Contest. Please submit photos that illustrate the agricultural community in Allamakee County. Selected photos will be displayed in the local FSA office and one photo will be chosen to be displayed at the Iowa State FSA Office in Des Moines. It is recommended that the photo be taken with a 5-pixel camera or better quality. The contest ends July 31. Please submit one photo per person by emailing it to Rachel.bjerke@ia.usda.gov or dropping it off at the Allamakee FSA Office located at 635 9th St. NW, Waukon, Iowa. Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Please include a label on the back of the photo with the participant’s name and the location where the picture was taken.
Crop Reporting and ARC-CO sign-up for 2016
The Allamakee County FSA Office is still happy to serve all county farmers by taking their report of their 2016 crops. Certification of all crops and land uses is required for many FSA programs. The deadline to report spring planted crops is July 15th.
While you are in the office, be sure to sign-up for the 2016 Agricultural Risk Coverage program as well. This program began in 2014 and runs through 2018. Every year we need you to come back to the office and tell us who is operating the land and sign contract form CCC-861 so that the correct farmers may be paid any earned program benefits. The deadline for ARC-County sign-up is August 1st.
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Did you have a mid-contract management (MCM) activity to do on your CRP acres this year? Hopefully you completed the fire burn, disking or spraying prior to nesting season which began May 15th. We are looking for you to report what activity you completed and sign an FSA-848 form documenting that performance. If you did not get the MCM completed, please stop by the office and we will discuss your options for a fall MCM.
