By Mandi Bird
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County Executive Director
at Farm Service Agency
Hi folks! Thanks for reading the April edition of Coffee Shop Talk with Daviess County FSA! Before this crazy snow and cold spell, we saw lots of anhydrous going in the past few weeks. If it ever warms up I’m sure we will see planters rolling too, so best wishes as we begin the 2018 crop year! The county received some much-needed rainfall the last week of March. Here at the FSA office, the month of March topped off with .94 inches of rainfall compared to a normal 2.47 inches, a 62% deficit for the month.
Just a few quick reminders and topics:
Spring oats must be reported by May 15 each crop year. Oats are the only spring planted crop with a reporting date different than July 15. Please don’t miss the deadline; late file fees apply!
The CRP nesting season is quickly approaching. May 1- July 15 is the nesting season throughout all of Missouri for many uplands birds and your local turkeys. There should be no disturbance to any CRP during this time, including Mid Contract Management. If you have cool season grasses on your contract and would like to fire burn or apply a chemical application, either for Mid Contract Maintenance or just for cover maintenance, you have from now until April 30 to complete the activity.
Are you going to need more grain storage this fall? Check out our farm storage facility loan program! The April interest rate for a 7-year loan on a grain bin is 2.875%. We can also loan on a variety of grain or hay handling and hauling equipment such as augers, dump carts, grain vacs, hay trailers, grain trucks and several other items.
If there are going to be any changes to your farming operation, including operator or crop share changes, please report those changes to the office as soon as they are confirmed. Do any of your farms need new acreage calculations due to clearing, sod busting, new waterways or seedings? Letting us know of changes prior to crop reporting can greatly expedite the process.
That’s all folks! Until next time, have a safe planting season, good luck to all our turkey hunters and as always, if you have any additional questions, stop on by.