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March 1, 2011, deadline for farm forage crop aid

By Tony Corbin
Columbia, KY FSA Service Center

March 1, 2011, is the deadline to enroll in FSA's 2011 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for coverage on forage crops including hay and pasture to help protect against losses from weather related disasters such as drought, freeze, excessive moist, etc. Under the 2008 farm bill producers must have insurance coverage on all crops they grow to be eligible for disaster programs.



When natural disaster conditions cause hay and pasture production to fall below 50 percent of normal, this program takes action with payments to assist you with replacing your losses. You can increase your coverage by providing an annual, written record of how much you harvested in past years. This record does not have to be anything official, just something showing how many rolls or bales you made, the average weight of each roll or bale, and the acres that were harvested.

NAP coverage costs $250 per crop, with a maximum of $750 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed a total of $1875 for a producer with farming interests in multiple counties.

Many farmers will be eligible to get this coverage free of charge. Adair and Russell county farmers pay nothing for this coverage if they can answer yes to the following two questions:
  1. Your gross farm sales, for each of the past two years, were $146,400 per year or less as shown on your Schedule "F" tax form

  2. In each of the last two years, your total adjusted gross income from your tax return was less than $22,050.00 per year

  3. If you have an interest in hay or pasture acres, take the time to visit your local FSA Office and enroll in this program. March 1, 2011, is the deadline and no late coverage will be offered. During periods of catastrophic loss, this policy will pay you cash! You can contact the Columbia FSA Service Center at (270) 384-6431 or 1-888-758-6634. -Tony Corbin


    This story was posted on 2011-02-15 17:55:17
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