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Farm Service Agency

Farm Service Agency. Program Update. CRP General Signup. Secretary Vilsack announced General CRP Signup 45: May 20 – June 14 Current Enrollment – 891,692 acres Expiring CRP 09/30 – 95,911 acres SU 45 Offers – 45,838 acres Acceptable Offers – 39,908 acres. Continuous CRP Signup.

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Farm Service Agency

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  1. Farm Service Agency Program Update

  2. CRP General Signup Secretary Vilsack announced General CRP Signup 45: • May 20 – June 14 • Current Enrollment – 891,692 acres • Expiring CRP 09/30 – 95,911 acres • SU 45 Offers – 45,838 acres • Acceptable Offers – 39,908 acres

  3. Continuous CRP Signup • Signup ended September 30, 2012 when 2008 Farm Bill expired. • Farm Bill now extended until September 30, 2013 • Resumed Continuous CRP Signup on May 13, 2013

  4. CRP Emergency Hay/Graze Available on Practices CP1, CP2, CP4D, CP10, and CP38E SAFE when either occurs outside primary nesting season: • 40 percent loss of moisture for 4 full months plus current month • Designated as ‘D2 Drought - Severe’ on U. S. Drought Monitor

  5. CRP Emergency Hay/Graze Additional Authorizations – August 5, 2013 • Reduced Payment Reduction from 25 to 10 percent of annual rental payment • Allowed sale of CRP hay if hay not previously sold during last two years. • Expanded practices to CP8A, CP23, CP23A, CP25, CP27 and CP28.

  6. Emergency Forestry Restoration Program Nonindustrial Private Forestland, not farmland 2011 – Requested in Burt, Dakota, Dixon, and Thurston Counties for over $12 million for mostly debris removal. Received $6.8 million on June 3, 2013.

  7. Emergency Conservation Program 2011 – Missouri River Flooding – Received over $15 million to rehabilitate cropland and pasture along the river. 2012 – Niobrara Fires – Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha Counties – Debris removal, fencing, grading/shaping, and seeding. Pine Ridge Fires- Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan Counties Boyd County Fires Keith and Arthur Counties - Fire Received $5.0 Million.

  8. Emergency Conservation Program 2013 – Drought – Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, and Harlan. • EC6 – Drought Emergency Measures – Livestock Water

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