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September 2019 Articles

Just Rambling September 2019:
Spiritual Corner: Sweet as Honey
Report: Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
Farm Service Agency Expands Payment Options
Cattlemen Applaud Finalization of WOTUS Repeal
• USDA Opens Signup for Market Facilitation Program
LSU AgCenter hires horticulture agent to work with pecans
Landscape professionals hear about latest research at field day
Farm Service Agency Expands Payment Options
Collaborative relationships help sustain Louisiana sweet potato industry
Salassi to head LSU AgCenter animal, plant programs
NCBA, State Affiliates Urge Congress to Ratify USMCA
LSU AgCenter scientists to study sugarcane cold tolerance in central Louisiana
New Market Opportunity for U.S. Beef
Farm Bureau Welcomes Trade Assistance, Urges Return to Open Markets
New Rules Mean Real-World Species Protection
Federal Court Sends Illegal Water Rule Back to EPA
Farm Bureau: Focus on Trade Negotiations
Trump Signs Bill Providing Debt Relief to More Family Farmers
TO: LFBF State Board of Directors and Parish Presidents
Scripture to Live By: Psalm 33:12-14, 18
LOUISIANA STATE FAIR & LOUISIANA FORAGE & GRASSLAND COUNCIL HAY CONTEST SPONSORE
ADVANCED MASTER CATTLEMAN
Cattle producer conference set for Oct. 4-5 in West Monroe
Louisiana Farm to School Conference set for Oct. 22-23 in Baton Rouge
LSU AgCenter schedules poultry field day on Sept. 26 in Homer
The LSU AgCenter in conjunction with Louisiana Tech University will be offering
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION CLASS NOVEMBER 6-8, 2019

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USDA Opens Signup for Market Facilitation Program

USDA Opens Signup for Market Facilitation Program Enrollment Now Open through Dec. 6
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2019 – Signup opens today for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to assist farmers who continue to suffer from damages because of unjustified trade retaliation from foreign nations. Through MFP, USDA will provide up to $14.5 billion in direct payments to impacted producers, part of a broader trade relief package announced in late July. The sign-up period runs through Dec. 6. “Our team at USDA reflected on what worked well and gathered feedback on last year’s program to make this one even stronger and more effective for farmers. Our farmers work hard, are the most productive in the world, and we aim to match their enthusiasm and patriotism as we support them,” said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. MFP payments will be made to producers of certain non-specialty and specialty crops as well as dairy and hog producers. Non-Specialty Crops MFP payments will be made to producers of alfalfa hay, barley, canola, corn, crambe, dried beans, dry peas, extra-long staple cotton, flaxseed, lentils, long grain and medium grain rice, millet, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, rapeseed, rye, safflower, sesame seed, small and large chickpeas, sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, temperate japonica rice, triticale, upland cotton, and wheat. MFP assistance for 2019 crops is based on a single county payment rate multiplied by a farm’s total plantings to the MFP-eligible crops in aggregate in 2019. Those per acre payments are not dependent on which of those crops are planted in 2019. A producer’s total payment-eligible plantings cannot exceed total 2018 plantings. View payment rates by county. Dairy and Hogs Dairy producers who were in business as of June 1, 2019, will receive a per hundredweight payment on production history, and hog producers will receive a payment based on the number of live hogs owned on a day selected by the producer between April 1 and May 15, 2019. Specialty Crops MFP payments will also be made to producers of almonds, cranberries, cultivated ginseng, fresh grapes, fresh sweet cherries, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts. Each specialty crop will receive a payment based on 2019 acres of fruit or nut bearing plants, or in the case of ginseng, based on harvested acres in 2019. More Information Payments will be made in up to three tranches, with the second and third tranches evaluated as market conditions and trade opportunities dictate. If conditions warrant, the second and third tranches will be made in November and early January. MFP payments are limited to a combined $250,000 for non-specialty crops per person or legal entity. MFP payments are also limited to a combined $250,000 for dairy and hog producers and a combined $250,000 for specialty crop producers. However, no applicant can receive more than $500,000. Eligible applicants must also have an average adjusted gross income (AGI) for tax years 2015, 2016, and 2017 of less than $900,000, or 75 percent of the person’s or legal entity’s average AGI for those tax years must have been derived from farming and ranching. Applicants must also comply with the provisions of the Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation regulations. More information can be found on farmers.gov/mfp, including payment information and a program application.

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