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Safe Trucking Guide Now Available (246k pdf)
The American Trucking Associations has developed the Manager’s Guide to Safe Trucking During Agricultural Planting and Harvest Season - a publication directed toward managers in the agricultural industry.
USDA Announces New Provisions For Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments – No Change for Cotton
USDA officials said there is nothing in these regulations that change any of the existing cotton provisions.
NCC Offers Worksheets to Assist in AGI Calculations (Revised 3/3/09)
(Members Only)
At the request of NCC, accountants with experience in agriculture have prepared worksheets for the purpose of allocating adjusted gross farm and non-farm income. The worksheets, provided for informational purposes only to NCC members, are intended to provide informal guidance to producers with respect to the adjusted gross income means tests contained in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008.
FR Notices on Key Farm Law Regulations
On December 29, USDA published two long anticipated Federal Register notices (pdfs) on regulations regarding implementation of the 2008 farm bill. One pertains to farm program payment limitation and payment eligibility for '09 and subsequent crop, program and fiscal years. The second includes provisions implementing the direct and counter-cyclical payment program (DCP) for the '08-12 crop years and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program payments for the '09-12 crop years. The ACRE regulation is final and the other is interim final and effective upon publication. However, as interim final, comments are to be solicited, and NCC is working on comments.
Cotton Program Changes for Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, Upland Cotton, and Extra Long Staple Cotton (82k pdf)
The Federal Register published the CCC's notice of its revising
regulations as required by the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(the '08 Farm Bill) to administer loan
and payment programs for upland
cotton and extra-long staple (ELS)
cotton producers and establishing new
regulations to specify payment
provisions for domestic users of upland
cotton. The NCC posted its summary of selected provisions (Members Only).
Quality Loss Crop Disaster Program Signup Begins
USDA announced that eligible farmers who suffered quality losses to their crops in recent years can enroll in the Crop Disaster Program 2005-2007 at local FSA service centers starting June 23, '08.
USDA Extends Sign-up Date For DCP and ACRE Programs
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced that USDA has extended the sign-up deadline from June 1, to Aug. 14, '09, for both the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program and the forthcoming Average Crop Revenue Election Program.
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Use of Certificates For 2009 Crop Clarified (20.7k pdf)
USDA issued a notice clarifying that commodity certificates will continue to be exchanged for a '09 crop marketing assistance loan commodity up to the individual loan maturity date for that '09 crop commodity.
USDA Publishes Online CRP Annual Report
USDA on June 3 released the FY07 report on the nation's largest private lands conservation program, the Conservation Reserve Program.
USDA Moves AWP Calculation to Far East Quotes
USDA has issued a final rule outlining the switch to Far East (FE) quotes for the purposes of determining the Adjusted World Price (AWP). The use of FE quotes better reflects cotton trade patterns and is necessitated by the pending elimination of North Europe quotes by Cotton Outlook. The change, which will be reflected in the announced AWP on Thursday, May 29, would allow the commencement of the 6-week blending period of current and forward quotes.
NCC Dispels Myths About U.S. Support to Cotton Farmers
This NCC document summarizes several myths/facts regarding US support to cotton farmers, including the fact that US programs have not caused low cotton prices and hurt foreign growers.
NRCS Strategic Plan Now Available
"Productive Lands―Healthy Environment NRCS Strategic Plan 2005-2010" sets the direction for NRCS and describes the agency's conservation priorities and goals.
America's Heartland
A weekly public television show that celebrates the miracle of American agriculture and the farm and ranch families that help make it possible is now in its fourth season.
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