[Carpenter] FSA Letter

[John Murphy]

Kevin,

If you call FSA (660)665-3274 ext. 2 they'll give you a run down on base acres. Basically, you're getting paid by the USDA for not cropping.


John

John Murphy
Private Land Conservationist
Adair, Schuyler, Putnam, & Sullivan Counties
2410 South Franklin
Kirksville, MO 63501
Office (660)665-3274
Cell     (660)651-0644

>>> "Kevin Carpenter" <kevinc at mysticplains.org> 4/18/2008 10:56 AM >>>
Thanks John.

I'm a bit slow this morning... can you explain what it means to have "base
acres" then?  Do I need to keep this letter for any reason?

Kevin

> Kevin,
>
> Crop base acres are fairly mobile. You can transfer base acres from one
> farm to another (providing you own both) and assign base acres to a farm
> that has never had crops on it. I visited with Adair FSA and they are
> confident that your farm  does not have crop history; therefore, no
> eligibility for CRP.
>
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> John Murphy
> Private Land Conservationist
> Adair, Schuyler, Putnam, & Sullivan Counties
> 2410 South Franklin
> Kirksville, MO 63501
> Office (660)665-3274
> Cell     (660)651-0644
>
>>>> "Kevin Carpenter" <kevinc at mysticplains.org> 4/17/2008 5:24 PM >>>
> All -
>
> Can someone educate me this city boy?
>
> Received a letter from Adair County FSA office, informing me that for my
> farm, I have 16.5 corn base acres, 17.9 soybean base acres; 99 corn Direct
> Payment Yield and Counter Cyclical Payment Yield, and 25 DPY and CCPY for
> Soybean.
>
> I also have until May 3rd to appeal???
>
> Kevin
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Carpenter mailing list
> Carpenter at mysticplains.org 
> http://www.seaplace.org/mailman/listinfo/carpenter 
>