[Carpenter] FSA Letter

[Kevin Carpenter]

All -

I'm awaiting receipt of a photocopy of our letters before I call the FSA
office, but it appears per http://www.fsa.usda.gov that:

We are eligible for 85% of my acres * yield in direct payments for each crop.

Thats 85% of 16.5 acres of corn * 99% yield = 13.88 acres of corn
      85% of 17.9 acres of soy * 25% yield = 3.80 acres of soybeans

The counter-cyclical payments only kick in when the grain prices are low,
not a likely issue these days.

Evia and I each got such a letter, although they were in the same envelope.

All the above is based on the 2002 farm bill, which I think expired in
2007.  I'm not finding anything about the current farm bill on the
website.

Calling soon...

Kevin

> 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
>>
>>
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