Application deadline approaches for federal dairy loss program
CHENANGO COUNTY – The vast majority of Chenango County’s dairy farmers have already received compensation through the USDA’s Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Program, according to a local representative from the federal agency. Those who haven’t still have a few days to complete the application process before next Tuesday’s application deadline.
According to USDA Program Technician Alisha Parry, who works out of the Farm Service Agency office in Norwich, all but a handful of Chenango’s dairy farmers were automatically processed without having to fill out an application because the agency already had their information on file as a result of their participation in the federal Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program.
Parry said her agency was required to file the pertinent production information for those farms by Dec. 21, just days after DELAP was announced on Dec. 17.
Those who do not already have their information on file with the FSA, have until Jan. 19 to apply for the one-time direct payment. In order to do so, they must provide production records from February through July 2009. Producers with an annual average adjusted gross nonfarm income over $500,000 are not eligible for the program
While applications must be submitted directly to Washington, Parry said dairy producers can contact the local Farm Services Agency office to obtain the address and information on the application procedure. The office can be reached by phone at 334-3231.
According to figures released by the USDA, the price of milk fell by 27 percent per hundredweight from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009.
“On average, the price U.S. dairy producers received for milk marketed in the summer of 2009 was about half of what it cost them to produce milk,” stated the agency, in the press released which announced the assistance program.
An amendment to the 2010 Agricultural Appropriations Bill, which was co-sponsored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), authorized $290 million to provide financial relief to struggling dairy producers across the nation. According to Schumer’s office, approximately $40 million of those emergency funds will be distributed to New York farmers as a result of the program.
“We have more work to do to ensure that more farms don’t succumb to bankruptcy, but this is a good start that will provide a quick boost, and help farmers through to a time when they see increased revenue,” Schumer said, following the December announcement.
According to USDA Program Technician Alisha Parry, who works out of the Farm Service Agency office in Norwich, all but a handful of Chenango’s dairy farmers were automatically processed without having to fill out an application because the agency already had their information on file as a result of their participation in the federal Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program.
Parry said her agency was required to file the pertinent production information for those farms by Dec. 21, just days after DELAP was announced on Dec. 17.
Those who do not already have their information on file with the FSA, have until Jan. 19 to apply for the one-time direct payment. In order to do so, they must provide production records from February through July 2009. Producers with an annual average adjusted gross nonfarm income over $500,000 are not eligible for the program
While applications must be submitted directly to Washington, Parry said dairy producers can contact the local Farm Services Agency office to obtain the address and information on the application procedure. The office can be reached by phone at 334-3231.
According to figures released by the USDA, the price of milk fell by 27 percent per hundredweight from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009.
“On average, the price U.S. dairy producers received for milk marketed in the summer of 2009 was about half of what it cost them to produce milk,” stated the agency, in the press released which announced the assistance program.
An amendment to the 2010 Agricultural Appropriations Bill, which was co-sponsored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), authorized $290 million to provide financial relief to struggling dairy producers across the nation. According to Schumer’s office, approximately $40 million of those emergency funds will be distributed to New York farmers as a result of the program.
“We have more work to do to ensure that more farms don’t succumb to bankruptcy, but this is a good start that will provide a quick boost, and help farmers through to a time when they see increased revenue,” Schumer said, following the December announcement.
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