Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy– disaster area designation and loans available
Hello Again!On Sept. 5, 2012, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack designated all 88 counties in Ohio as natural disaster areas due to drought and...
Vote in the FSA county committee election
Hello again! The national election is over and you probably thought all the advertisements and articles about elections were over. Well, there is still...
Ask FSA Andy about the Hispanic and woman farmer and rancher claim process
Hello Again!This week we are going to talk about something that we need to get the word out on — the Hispanic and Women...
Nov. 20 deadline for disaster assistance program
Hello again! As I sit and go through my notes of column topics, my focus is becoming narrower. The lack of a new farm...
FSA Andy
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Transitions are a part of life. Sometimes it is a long transition, such as if you have a child going to college. College...
FSA Andy: Marketing Assistance Loans give farmers options for upfront crop income
Marketing Assistance Loans use your stored crop as collateral to issue a low interest loan for up to nine months.
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County fairs are winding down and an early harvest has begun. Some farmers may actually be done with harvest by Halloween this year...
In a disaster-designated area? Apply for emergency loss loan
Hello again!Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack designated 83 counties in Ohio as primary agricultural natural disaster areas and five counties in Ohio as contiguous...
The needs are the same across the state- FSA Andy
Hello again!The past few months I have had the opportunity to "go back” and assist the producers in Carroll County with their FSA paperwork,...
FSA Andy: Summer will soon be a memory
Hello again!June! July! August! The calendar has 'flipped' by quickly, with the passing of summer all but a memory. A short time still remains...
