What is a disaster?
Hello Again!What would you classify as a ‘disaster’? I guess the answer to this would depend on who you asked and the timing of...
Ask FSA Andy: Farm storage facility loans
Hello Again!The motto for the Boy Scouts is Be Prepared . Are you prepared for your 2012 harvest? Will your corn be singing, Oh...
CRP land could provide some much-needed hay relief
Hello Again,Gorgeous sunshine and high temperatures are not what local farmers are hoping for. They are nice if you are at the beach but...
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy– about conservation programs
Hello Again!Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture began sign up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the...
Ask FSA Andy: The drought and crop insurance
Hello Again!As the weeks roll by, once again the crop year of 2012 seems to be one that will go down in history as...
Final acreage reporting dates approaching
Hello Again!Wow, our summer is flying by. I hope you all had a safe and happy 4th of July. Today I would like to...
Take heed of important deadlines approaching
Hello again!Today I want to remind you of several important FSA program deadlines. ACRE production Producers that participated in the ACRE farm program for...
GovDelivery offers farmers FSA info. electronically
Hello Again,Farmers in our area have really embraced the new forms of electronic technology. A lot of farm families now have a computer and...
Ask FSA Andy: loan discrimination
FSA Andy has some advice if you believe that you've been discriminated against when seeking USDA farm loans.
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy– about discriminated hispanics and women farmers
Hello Again!This past weekend finally brought some much-needed rain showers to the area. We are so thankful for that! The crops, lawns, gardens, trees,...
