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U.S. Department of Agriculture/Farm Service Agency News



The Corson, Dewey, Meade, Perkins, and  Ziebach County FSA offices would like to keep you informed of the following items important to USDA programs.  If you have any questions, please contact the following offices at:

– Corson County FSA: 605-273-4506 Extension 2

– Dewey County FSA: 605- 865-3522 Extension 2 

– Meade County FSA: 605-347-4952 Extension 2

– Perkins County FSA: 605-244-5222 Extension 2 

– Ziebach County FSA: 605- 365-5179 Extension 2.

FSA calendar deadlines:

January 23, 2023: Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP) and Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 2 Signup Began

February 15, 2023  2022 NAP Buy Up Premium Due

February 20, 2023: Service Center Closed in Observance of President’s Day
March 1, 2023:  Deadline to file an LIP Application for Payment for 2022 Losses.

March 15, 2023: 2023 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Signup-Deadline

March 15, 2023: Final Date to acquire 2023 NAP Coverage.  

– You do not have to have any acres in a county to acquire NAP coverage.  NAP does not attach to any acres until you file an acreage report.

– At the time you acquire NAP you only have crop type and intended use coverage; NO acres are covered.  You do not have coverage on an acre until an acreage report is filed.

– If you have NAP coverage but do not file an acreage report, you will not have coverage on your acres.  Deadline to timely file a 2023 acreage report is July 15, 2023.

June 2, 2023: Final Date to apply for Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) and Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 2

July 15, 2023:  Final date to timely certify your 2023 Acres.  

Office notes

– Notice of Loss: A Notice of Loss is required for multiple FSA Programs.  If you do not timely file a Notice of Loss for the appropriate program, you may not be eligible for benefits.  All Livestock Notices of Loss must be filed within 30 calendar days of the loss becoming apparent.  A separate and distinct Notice of Loss is required for: Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP).

– Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP): Notice of Loss must be filed within 30 days of when the loss is apparent.

– Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP): There are six categories of livestock losses covered by ELAP: Grazing losses that are not due to drought or wildfires on federally managed lands; Livestock Feed losses caused by eligible loss condition that result in purchased or mechanically harvested feed being destroyed, additional feed purchased above normal and additional expenses for transporting feed; Losses resulting from the additional cost of transporting water to livestock due to an eligible drought; Losses resulting from above normal costs of hauling feed to livestock due to an eligible drought; Losses resulting from above normal costs of hauling livestock for forage or other feeding location due to an eligible drought and; Losses resulting from the additional cost associated with gathering livestock for treatment and inspection related to cattle tick fever. Notices of Loss must be filed within 30 days of when the loss is apparent for livestock and farm-raised fish losses. To be eligible for assistance for feed transported in 2023 you must file a 2023 Notice of Loss for ELAP. Call your local FSA Office for more information. 

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February Interest Rates

Commodity Loans (less than one year disbursed): 5.750%

Farm Storage Facility Loans:

– Three-year loan terms: 4.000%

– Five-year loan terms: 3.750%

– Seven-year loan terms: 3.750%

– Ten-year loan terms: 3.625%

– Twelve-year loan terms: 3.750%

Interest rates for Operating and Ownership loans for February 2023 are as follows:

– Farm Operating Loans (Direct): 4.750%

– Farm Ownership Loans (Direct): 4.750%

– Farm Ownership Loans (Direct, Joint Financing): 2.750%

– Farm Ownership Loans (Down Payment): 1.500%

– Emergency Loan (Amount of Actual Loss): 3.750 %

Rolling out revenue based Disaster and Pandemic Assistance Programs

Beginning January 23, 2023, agricultural producers can begin to apply for two new important programs for revenue losses, from 2020 and 2021 natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic. Both programs equitably fill gaps in earlier assistance.

First, you may be eligible for assistance through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two if you experienced revenue losses from eligible natural disasters in 2020 and 2021. ERP Phase Two is for producers who didn’t receive assistance from ERP Phase One.

You may also be eligible for the Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP) if you experienced revenue losses in calendar year 2020. PARP is addressing gaps in previous pandemic assistance, which was targeted at price loss or lack of market access, rather than overall revenue losses.

Applications for both new programs are due June 2, 2023, and you can apply for both programs during your same appointment with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Historically, FSA programs have been designed to make direct payments to producers based on a single disaster event or for a single commodity loss. For many of you, this may be the first revenue-based program that you’ve applied for with FSA.

Why revenue-based programs?  

ERP Phase Two and PARP take a much more holistic approach to disaster assistance, ensuring that producers not just make it through a single growing season but have the financial stability to invest in the long-term well-being of their operations and employees.

In general, ERP Phase Two payments are based on the difference in allowable gross revenue between a benchmark year, representing a typical year of revenue for the producer and the disaster year – designed to target the remaining needs of producers impacted by qualifying natural disasters and avoid duplicative payments. ERP Phase Two revenue loss is based on tax years.

For PARP, an agricultural producer must have been in the business of farming during at least part of the 2020 calendar year and had a decrease in revenue for the 2020 calendar year, as compared to a typical year. PARP revenue loss is based on calendar years.

How to apply

In preparation for enrollment, producers should gather supporting documentation including:

– Schedule F (Form 1040); and

– Profit or Loss from Farming or similar tax documents for tax years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 for ERP and for calendar years 2018, 2019 and 2020 for PARP.

Producers should also have, or be prepared to have, the following forms on file for both ERP and PARP program participation:

– Form AD-2047, Customer Data Worksheet (as applicable to the program participant);

– Form CCC-902, Farm Operating Plan for an individual or legal entity;

– Form CCC-901, Member Information for Legal Entities (if applicable); and

– Form AD-1026 Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification.

– Form CCC-860, Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource, Beginning and Veteran Farmer or Rancher Certification, as certain existing permanent and ad-hoc disaster programs provide increased benefits or reduced fees and premiums.

Most producers, especially those who have previously participated in FSA programs, will likely have these required forms on file. However, those who are uncertain or want to confirm should contact FSA at their local USDA Service Center.

Yes, FSA is stepping outside of the box.

FSA is a big proponent of agricultural producers having a say in the design, implementation and delivery of the programs that directly impact their livelihoods. We also believe that some of the most creative and useful ideas for program and process improvements come from the FSA employees who administer this assistance through our network of more than 2,100 county offices. We want to thank producers across the country, along with the entire FSA workforce, for not just thinking outside of the box but also providing their input to make sure that we can improve and enhance our programs and our approach to assistance to better and more efficiently serve all producers who need our help.

Please visit your local USDA Service Center for more information on ERP Phase Two, PARP and our full portfolio of conservation, prices support, safety-net, credit and disaster assistance programs. 

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.  To file a complaint of discrimination, write:  USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (866) 632-9992 or (toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users). 

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