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Nebraska FSA State Office Newsletter: September

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Producers Reminded of Acreage Certification Deadline for Fall-Seeded Crops

Nebraska FSA reminds agricultural producers the acreage certification deadline for fall-planted crops, for 2025 program eligibility, is Nov. 15. Acreage certification is an important part of maintaining eligibility for program benefits. Please keep in touch with your county FSA office for instructions on completing this process once you are finished with fall planting.

To find your local office, click on the office locator tool.

Deadlines Approaching for Producers to Consider NAP Risk Protection for 2025

The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides insurance-type coverage for certain crops not covered by federal crop insurance. This can include perennial grass forage and grazing crops, specialty crops like fruits and vegetables, grapes, honey and more. Upcoming application deadlines for coverage in the 2025 production season include: alfalfa, mixed forages and grass: Nov. 15, 2024; and apples, aronia berries and grapes, Nov. 20, 2024.

NAP application deadlines can vary by crop and by county, so producers who are interested in learning more should contact their county FSA office for more information.

Information Available on Climate-Smart Commodity Production Projects

Are you interested in diversifying your operation’s income streams and building climate resiliency into your working lands? USDA has many climate-smart commodities projects in every state and many territories that partners are leading through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grants, which support climate-smart practice implementation, marketing and monitoring.

If you’re a producer or landowner interested in enrolling in one of the projects in your area, visit usda.gov/climate-smart-commodities. This link takes you to a dashboard that offers a state-by-state and commodity-by-commodity look at project availability.

Beginning Farmer/Rancher Resources

Nebraska Farm Service Agency is among several Nebraska agriculture organizations that have programs designed to assist beginning farmers and ranchers as they establish their operations. You can find a listing of resources in Nebraska at nebraskabeginningfarmer.org.

FSA presented on its programs during a webinar with the Nebraska Land Link. The hour-long video resource on these FSA beginning farmer/rancher tools is available for viewing at this link. Additional information about FSA beginning farmer and rancher programs can be found within the New Farmers section of fact sheets on the FSA website or at farmers.gov.

Nebraska FSA Farmers.gov Electronic News

Click here for the September 2024 Producer Newsletter

FSA provides the digital Farmers.gov news service to distribute timely information on programs direct to your email inbox. It can help you remember important program deadlines and requirements so you can effectively utilize FSA programs in your farm or ranch operation.

In addition to the newsletter, you also can sign up to receive information through our Farmers.gov text messaging service. Text messages only are issued to remind subscribers of timely, important program deadlines or other information. No more than two texts will be sent in a month, and often, it will be less than that amount. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Click here to subscribe to either the newsletter, text messaging, or both.

Want to Work for Farm Service Agency?

Information on working for Nebraska Farm Service Agency can be found in the Resources section of this website. Scroll to Find Your Career with Nebraska FSA.

From the Nebraska FSA State Executive Director

Our primary mission is to help Nebraska farmers and ranchers secure financial assistance from USDA programs through accurate, timely and efficient program delivery.

Nebraska FSA is proud to continue its strong tradition of providing customer-based service to Nebraska producers. The hard-working men and women of our FSA county offices are at the forefront of our efforts and remain the primary contact for program participation. We encourage you to speak with the staff at your local office about how we can be of service. Our website can help you learn more about FSA programs and services and help you locate your local FSA Service Center.

In the event you need additional assistance you can't get from the local level, please don't hesitate to contact me at the State FSA Office at the address or phone number listed in the left-hand information section of this page.

With regards,

Tim Divis, Nebraska FSA Acting State Executive Director