[Carpenter] FSA Letter

[Kevin Carpenter]

Talked with Penny over at the FSA office.  The 2007 Farm Bill still hasn't
been passed, although its running through a current 33 days extension. 
Failure of passage (per the .gov website) implies automatic 1 year
extension - but neither congress nor the white house likes that option.

IF this was last year, I would have received about $22/acre for the 13.88
acres, and $34/acre for the 3.8 soybean acres - totaling ~$434.  Cropping
is NOT required.

Anybody's guess what the 2007 (passed in 2008???) Farm Bill will have in it.

Kevin

> 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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