United States Department of AgricultureFarm Service Agency

Farm Service Agency

Program Update

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CRP General Signup

Secretary Vilsack announced General CRP Signup 45:• May 20 – June 14• Current Enrollment – 891,692 acres• Expiring CRP 09/30 – 95,911 acres• SU 45 Offers – 45,838 acres• Acceptable Offers – 39,908 acres

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Continuous CRP Signup

• Signup ended September 30, 2012 when 2008 Farm Bill expired.

• Farm Bill now extended until September 30, 2013

• Resumed Continuous CRP Signup on May 13, 2013

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CRP Emergency Hay/Graze

Available on Practices CP1, CP2, CP4D, CP10, and CP38E SAFE when either occurs outside primary nesting season:

– 40 percent loss of moisture for 4 full months plus current month

– Designated as ‘D2 Drought - Severe’ on U. S. Drought Monitor

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CRP Emergency Hay/Graze

Additional Authorizations – August 5, 2013• Reduced Payment Reduction from 25 to

10 percent of annual rental payment• Allowed sale of CRP hay if hay not

previously sold during last two years.• Expanded practices to CP8A, CP23,

CP23A, CP25, CP27 and CP28.

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United States Department of AgricultureFarm Service Agency

Emergency Forestry Restoration Program

Nonindustrial Private Forestland, not farmland

2011 – Requested in Burt, Dakota, Dixon, and Thurston Counties for over $12 million for mostly debris removal. Received $6.8 million on June 3, 2013.

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Emergency Conservation Program2011 – Missouri River Flooding – Received over $15

million to rehabilitate cropland and pasture along the river.

2012 – Niobrara Fires – Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha Counties – Debris removal, fencing, grading/shaping, and seeding.

Pine Ridge Fires- Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan Counties

Boyd County Fires

Keith and Arthur Counties - Fire

Received $5.0 Million.

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Emergency Conservation Program

2013 – Drought – Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, and Harlan. • EC6 – Drought Emergency Measures –

Livestock Water