Articles tagged under: FSA

Patience Needed During Sign-Up Process

Published January 6, 2021

When North Dakota farmers apply for the Quality Loss Adjustment program, FSA State Executive Director Brad Thykeson says they should connect with their local FSA office via e-mail, if possible. "If there's an e-mail, we'll have a time, a date…
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Formula Announced for QLA Payments

Published January 6, 2021

Payments for the Quality Loss Adjustment program are based on formulas for each crop and the loss documentation that farmers submit. Calculations are made based on a producer’s individual loss or on the county average loss. There are also payment…
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General CRP Sign-Up Open

Published January 6, 2021

General sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program is open. The program, administered through the Farm Service Agency, provides annual rental rates for land used for conservation. Sign-up is open through February 12.
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USDA Launches Quality Loss Adjustment Program

Published January 5, 2021

The USDA is launching a Quality Loss Adjustment Program. Administered through the Farm Service Agency, this program would provide payments to farmers who had a five percent quality loss due to excessive moisture or drought related conditions in 2018 and…
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New WHIP+ Program Efforts In Place to Speed Up Processing

Published October 12, 2020

The USDA is attempting to move the WHIP+ program off the back-burner with a new October 30 deadline in place for program sign-up. North Dakota Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Brad Thykeson says there are also new state efforts…
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Local Farm Groups Give FSA Feedback on CFAP 2.0

Published October 2, 2020

Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce reviewed the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program with local farm groups in a roundtable hosted by Senator John Hoeven. In feedback, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association said disparity remains between those who sold livestock early…
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FSA Works to Speed Up WHIP+ Processing

Published September 21, 2020

The Farm Service Agency is trying to reduce the time required to process and review WHIP+ applications. Sign-up for the program opened in September 2019 and some farmers haven’t received a payment. It's a busy time at local offices. The…
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CFAP Sign-Up Lags with Extended Deadline

Published September 2, 2020

With just days left in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up period, the Farm Service Agency says they’ve paid out more than $9.4 billion of the $16 billion allocated for the program. So far, Minnesota farmers received more than $583…
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FSA Confirms Large 2020 Prevent Plant Acres in Dakotas

Published August 13, 2020

In their first prevent plant estimate of 2020, the Farm Service Agency says there are nearly nine million prevent plant acres across the country. North Dakota has the most at more than 2.57 million acres. The majority of those acres…
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