Harrisburg PA, July 10, 2006:
State Executive Director Richard Pallman today announced that producers
in counties affected by last week’s substantial rains have an extra two
weeks to visit their local Farm Service Agency office for acreage
reporting. The original date was July 17, 2006, as the normal date, July
15, falls on a non-work day this year.
State Executive Director Richard Pallman said that
filing an accurate and timely acreage report for all crops and land
uses, including failed acreage and prevented planted acreage credit, can
prevent loss of Farm Service Agency program benefits. Producers are
required to file acreage reports by July 17, 2006, for all crops. To be
timely filed, acreage reports for:
Producers may file an acreage report after
August 1, 2006, provided:
A
late file fee is paid for the cost of a field visit
Physical evidence of the crop exists
Crops use can be verified
Crop acreage can be determined.
Pallman also said that even after the August 1,
2006 date,
FSA’s County Committees have the authority to waive the late file
fee if the reason for the late filed report is beyond the producer’s
control. This will allow producers in flood impacted areas some
relief and will allow them to concentrate on getting their
operations up and running.
Producers are also urged to report any crop
losses or damage to cropland to their FSA office to assist FSA in
assessing damage.
Landowners who plan to make emergency repairs
to stream banks, fencing, etc., damaged by the recent rains should
also contact their FSA office before beginning work to see if they
could qualify for future compensations.
The counties covered for this extension are:
Adams, Armstrong,
Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland,
Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna,
Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery,
Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Pike,
Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming and York.
FSA has 4 4
offices serving Pennsylvania producers. Offices are listed in the US
Government section of the Blue Pages in the telephone directory
under Agriculture. FSA is on the World Wide Web at
http://www.fsa.usda.gov
The USDA Farm Service Agency prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
political beliefs, sexual orientation or marital or family status.
(Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of
program information (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should
contact USDA'’ TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To
file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of
Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call
202-720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider
and employer.
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