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In the News

Deadline Approaching for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (August 31, 2020)

 USDA Designates 10 Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas (August 28, 2020)

Spotlights

Coronavirus and USDA Service Centers

Some USDA Service Centers in Oklahoma will begin allowing in-person office visits by appointment only. Our program delivery staff will be in the office and work with our producers in person, by phone, by email, or by using other online tools. All Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business should call ahead to confirm the office’s status and make an appointment before visiting. Visitors will be pre-screened based on health concerns or recent travel and must adhere to social distancing guidelines. Visitors will be required to wear a face covering during their appointment.

Livestock Forage Program (LFP)

The Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire. LFP payments for drought are equal to 60 percent of the monthly feed cost for up to five months. LFP payments for fire on federally managed rangeland are equal to 50 percent of the monthly feed cost for the number of days the producer is prohibited from grazing the managed rangeland, not to exceed 180 calendar days. The 2014 Farm Bill made LFP a permanent program.

Click here for more information on LFP

Sign up to receive Electronic News and Updates

Due to limited budgets FSA is unable to continue sending Newsletters to producers via standard mail. In order to stay informed about important program information and deadlines, you should sign up to receive FSA News direct to your email or Smart-phone.

This electronic news service - GovDelivery - is free and convenient.

To sign up, complete an AD-2047 Form and submit it to your local FSA office or visit www.govdelivery.com.

Click here to view the BASIC PROVISIONS for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for 2016 and Subsequent Years

Click here to view the ARC/PLC Appendix

Electronic Check Processing

FSA/CCC has an electronic method for processing customer check payments. When a check is submitted for payment either in person or through the mail, the check will be converted into an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). The funds will be debited from the producer’s account, usually within 24 hours of receipt. Please see the U.S. Department of Treasury legal notices posted in the Service Center for detailed information.

AGI Verification Process Requires Producers to Submit Forms to IRS

USDA and Internal Revenue Service will use an electronic information exchange process to ensure 2008 and future payments have not been issued to producers whose average adjusted gross income (AGI) exceeds certain limits.

• CCC-941 – Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information for 2014
• CPA - Attorney Instructions for AGI Certifications
• Sample CPA or Attorney AGI Compliance Certification for Joint Tax Return Filers Agricultural Act of 2014

Note: AGI limitations are applicable for payments issued according to the 2014 Farm Bill.

Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP)

Click here to view a brief overview of the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (PDF, 985 KB)

Dates and Deadlines:

• September 11, 2020: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Deadline for signup

Ongoing:

• Final notice of loss for Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) within 30 days after death of livestock is apparent.
  
  
• NAP participants must provide notice of loss (CCC-576) due to damaging weather within 15 calendar days of a loss becoming apparent for a planted crop or within 15 calendar days of the final planting date if the crop cannot be planted. For hand harvested crops, losses on crops covered by NAP must be reported within 72 hours of a loss becoming apparent.

Producer Tools:

• 2020 Deadline & Reminder Calendar for Producers
• Commodity Price Guide for 2017 Planting Season
• CRP Transition Incentives Program (TIP) Net
• Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) Worksheet for Determining Hay or Renewable Biomass Storage Capacity in a Structure

Farm Loan Programs (FLP) Direct Interest Rates:

Operating Loans = 1.250%
Farm Ownership Loans = 2.250%
Farm Ownership Down Payment Loans = 1.500%
Farm Ownership Joint Financing Loans = 2.500%
Micro Loans = 1.250%
Youth Loans = 1.250%
Emergency Loans = 2.250%

*Rates effective September 1, 2020

Visit our Farm Loan Website for more information and to access applications.

Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) Interest Rates:

3-year loan term = 0.125%
5-year loan term = 0.250%
7-year loan term = 0.500%
10-year loan term = 0.625%
12-year loan term = 0.750%

*Rates effective September 1, 2020

Scott Biggs
State Executive Director
Oklahoma State Farm Service Agency

Welcome! Oklahoma FSA strives to provide quality services to all Oklahoma farmers and ranchers through various commodity, conservation, credit and disaster programs. These programs not only provide a safety net to agriculture producers but also provide stability to rural communities and the Oklahoma economy as a whole.

Oklahoma FSA has a strong tradition of providing customer-based service to Oklahoma producers through its professional and dedicated staff. The state office is located in Stillwater on the Oklahoma State University campus while our 59 County Offices are positioned throughout the state to serve the needs of local farmers and ranchers.

To find your local office click here.

Please visit our website periodically to obtain the most up-to-date agriculture information affecting you.

Oklahoma FSA State Committee

Sarah Dorsey
Karen Eifert Jones
Don Allen Parsons
J.B. Stewart
David Bush

Contact us at:

Oklahoma FSA State Office
100 USDA, Suite 102
Stillwater, OK 74074
405-742-1130 - Phone
855-416-9557 - Fax