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The motto for the Boy Scouts is ‘Be Prepared.’ Are you prepared for your 2009 harvest? Will your corn be singing, “Oh, give me a home!” Have you considered applying for a Farm Storage Facility Loan through your local FSA office but were waiting on the ‘new’ changes?
Well, guess what? The changes are […]

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Recently, dairy and livestock producers have been struggling financially with low milk and livestock prices. It does not appear that this situation is going to improve in the short term. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA is undertaking an effort to use the department’s administrative flexibility to provide relief to producers in […]

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In June, while lounging by the pool one sunny Saturday afternoon, a friend of mine, who we will call Susie, was discussing putting in a garden. Susie started asking if it was too late to plant a garden. I then inquired as to what she intended to plant.
Susie started with potatoes, onions, green […]

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After you read this week’s FSA Andy, you will realize that the author of this weekly column changes with the passing of every month.
To compare myself to the writer of last month, you are talking about two completely different individuals.
To begin with, I am a female Andy and last month it was a male […]

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I knew they would finally catch up with me. I received that dreaded pink slip, however it wasn’t signed so I guess I can write at least one more article before they catch up with me.
This past week, our town put on their first-ever Critter Cook-off. One local resident provided his opinion in […]

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This week I’m going to reissue/revise a previous article I wrote. Amazingly enough, the same issues I wrote about two years ago are still points of contention at FSA offices.

Most county offices have gone to appointments to better assist producers. Please try to keep your appointment if at all possible. Please reschedule if necessary […]

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Apparently I didn’t offend anyone with last week’s article as I didn’t receive a pink slip. Yet!
However, I am not delusional enough to believe that mentioning the disposition of varmints isn’t offensive to some people. Awareness is important.
I received an e-mail the other day showing an ad taken out in a newspaper condemning […]

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Well, I got away with an opinion last week so I think I’ll start off with another opinion of mine about something I have trouble understanding.
Is this the year of the groundhog or what? I have never seen as many nor had so many farmers complain about them and from different counties. Now […]

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Here I sit, it’s Friday afternoon and I’m trying to figure out what to write for this article. FSA stuff can be a little boring and, of course, we are never allowed to provide an opinion because the agency is concerned that someone would come back and sue them for following some opinions.
I […]

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Don’t be left out in the rain! The Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) can soften financial losses caused by natural disasters, but only if you insured your crop.
If you are a policy holder of a NAP crop, you need to take certain steps to ensure you maximize your benefits under this program. […]