North Dakota FSA eNews Update
The webinar on ARC/PLC decisions and enrollment will be held Feb. 3- TODAY!
Farmers will have the opportunity to learn more about the upcoming Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) election and the decisions the programs entail during a webinar that North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension and the North Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) are hosting on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m. CST.
The webinar will also include information on FSA’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).
The ARC and PLC sign-up period runs through March 15 which means farmers can now make elections and enroll in these programs for the 2022 crop year. These key USDA safety-net programs help farmers mitigate fluctuations in either revenue or prices for certain crops.
“Agriculture risk coverage or price loss coverage programs provide income support,” says Laura Heinrich, North Dakota FSA farm program director. “Whether you’re making changes to your elections or keeping them the same, you must still sign a 2022 contract.”
The webinar will discuss farm program decisions for 2022 under the ARC/PLC commodity crop safety net, as well as the NAP, which can be valuable to farmers of non-insurable crops, protecting against losses due to natural disasters. Farmers must apply for NAP coverage ahead of an upcoming application deadline.
“NDSU has developed online ARC and PLC election decision tools that we will demonstrate on the webinar,” says Ron Haugen, NDSU Extension farm management specialist. “This will be a nice opportunity for farmers, agriculture professionals and agriculture stakeholders to learn more about current USDA safety-net program details and decision opportunities to assist their operations.”
For more information and to join the meeting, visit www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/events/arc/plc-and-nap-webinar/.
Participants may ask questions during the live webinar. The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be available atwww.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/events/arc/plc-and-nap-webinar/ for later viewing.
For more information on ARC and PLC, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/arcplc_program/, or find your local USDA Service Center at www.farmers.gov/working-with-us/service-center-locator/.
Deadline to Report 2021 Losses and File Application for Payment is Feb. 28, 2022
Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides benefits to eligible livestock owners or contract growers for livestock deaths exceeding normal mortality caused by eligible loss conditions, including eligible adverse weather, eligible disease and attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law, including wolves and avian predators. In addition, LIP assists eligible livestock owners that must sell livestock at a reduced price because of an injury from an eligible loss condition.
Regarding losses due to eligible disease, research indicates that the bacteria M. bovis is transmitted from bison to bison through instances of adverse weather conditions that cause stressors for bison and enhance transmission and symptoms. Once symptomatic, it is nearly impossible to treat M. bovis in bison.
There is no vaccine currently labeled to mitigate the effects of the bacteria in bison which often results in the death of eligible livestock. No acceptable management practices to treat the disease exist for bison that are stricken with M. bovis.
LIP eligibility for M. bovis bison deaths due to eligible adverse weather events are established by FSA State Offices.
The deadline to file a notice of loss and submit a LIP application for payment specifically for M. bovis bison deaths that occurred in 2021 is Feb. 28, 2022. At the time of application, producers should be prepared to provide proof of bison death losses due to M. bovis.
For bison deaths resulting from M. bovis in 2022 and future years, producers are required to file a notice of loss for livestock that died as a direct result of an eligible loss condition within 30 calendar days from the ending date of the eligible loss condition.
For more information or to report losses and file a LIP application for payment, contact your local USDA Service Center.
February 3, 2022: NDSU and ND FSA- ARC/PLC and NAP Webinar (11:00 AM CST) February 4, 2022: Deadline to sign up for Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP)
February 18, 2022: Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment deadline
February 21, 2022:USDA Service Centers closed in observance of Washington's Birthday February 25, 2022: Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) Deadline to apply February 28, 2022: Deadline to apply for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) for 2021 losses
March 15, 2022: 2022 NAP Coverage Deadline - Spring Planted Crops
March 15, 2022: 2022 NAP Coverage Deadline - Perennial and Other Forage
March 15, 2022: 2022 ARCPLC Enrollment/Election Deadline
April 4, 2022 to May 13, 2022: Grassland CRP signup
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