The U. S. Agriculture Department has extended the deadline from May 1 to May 17 for agricultural producers to certify 2018 crop production for payments through the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), according to Kevin Humphrey of the Milam County Farm Service Agency I(FDA) office.
Humphrey said the program producers have been significantly affected by foreign tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional exports.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) extended the deadline because heavy rainfall and snowfall have delayed harvests in many parts of the country, preventing producers from certifying acres.
Payments will be issued only if eligible producers certify before the updated May 17 deadline, he said.
The MFP provides payments to producers of corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, dairy, hogs, fresh sweet cherries and shelled almonds. FSA will issue payments based on the producer’s certified total production of the MFP commodity multiplied by the MFP rate for that specific commodity.
For more information contact the Milam County FSA office in Cameron at 254-697-4949 or come by 2301 North Travis.
- Log in or Subscribe to post comments.