Agriculture
Emergency farm loan applications being accepted
The Farm Service Agency will be accepting applications for emergency loans for Secretarial National Disaster Declaration No. 2657 through Aug. 27, 2008.
These loans may be made for damages and losses to crops due to extended drought conditions that occurred from June 5, 2007 through Nov. 7, 2007.
Effective Dec. 27, 2007, Rush County was designated as a natural disaster area due to being contiguous to one or more counties in Indiana where extensive damage was reported.
Farmers who suffered damage as a result of the disaster may apply for assistance to restore their operation to its pre-disaster condition.
As a general rule, for a production loss, a farmer must have suffered at least a 30 percent loss of production to be eligible for an EM loan.
Farmers participating in federal crop insurance programs will have to figure in proceeds from those programs in determining their loss.
Eligibility extends to individual farmers who rely on farming for a substantial portion of their living, are unable to obtain credit elsewhere and are a U.S. citizen.
The terms of EM loans vary according to the nature of the damage, available security and repayment availability.
Contact your local FSA office at (765) 932-2813 for additional information, or call the FSA office at (812) 663-8674.
- Agriculture
-
- Forage Field Guide features new, expanded sections A Purdue University Extension publication gives forage producers much to chew on about everything from seeding to using their crop.
- Private applicator renewal program, Purdue outlook meeting We are approaching a time of year that could be very busy and very important for Rush County agriculture.
- Ag economist: Today's farmer should think like a CFO Farmers who want to make money in today's unpredictable economy would do well to assume a corporate mindset and think like a chief financial officer, a Purdue University agricultural economist says.
- Forage Day offers demonstrations and hay competition Purdue's annual Forage Day will take place Sept. 2 at the university's Agronomy Center for Research and Education near West Lafayette.
- Forage Day offers demonstrations and hay competition Purdue's annual Forage Day will take place Sept. 2 at the university's Agronomy Center for Research and Education near West Lafayette.
- USDA crop report good news for farmers, consumers The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting a record corn crop in Indiana for the second consecutive year, pushing production beyond 1 billion bushels for the first time. It also forecasts a record crop nationally.
- Indiana crop conditions hold steady despite weather Despite the unpredictable Indiana weather this spring and summer, the adage "rain makes grain" seems to be ringing true throughout the state as crop conditions remain good.
- Davis Purdue Ag Center Field Day Aug. 17 Agricultural research will be front and center at the Davis-Purdue Agriculture Center Field Day. The event takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 17.
- Local USDA office move The Rush and Shelby USDA Service Centers will be moving to the new Rush/Shelby USDA Service Center located in Manilla on Aug. 18.
-
Beaman participates in dairy princess program
Krista Beaman recently participated in the 40th Annual Indiana Dairy Princess Scholarship Program sponsored by the American Dairy Association of Indiana.
- More Agriculture Headlines
