FSA & NRCS Comments

FSA:

CRP NON-EMERGENCY HAYING/GRAZING:

We are taking requests for NON-Emergency Haying/Grazing of CRP. Producers need to have written approval prior to completing Non-Emergency Haying/Grazing on CRP Acres. Please contact the office if you are interested in Haying/Grazing of CRP acres. We will need to review if the acres are eligible or not and complete all the necessary paperwork. Final day for non-emergency CRP Haying is August 31st and for grazing the final day is September 30th.

IMPORTANT DATES:

August 31st: Final day of CRP Non-Emergency Haying (Prior Approval is REQUIRED)

September 5th: Office Closed-Labor Day Holiday

September 14th: Roberts County Conservation District Field Day 10am to 12:30pm

September 30th: Deadline for Non-Emergency Grazing of CRP ( Prior Approval is REQUIRED)

September 30th: Deadline to enroll new land under Continuous CRP

November 15th: Deadline to report Fall Seeded Small Grains

August Interest Rates:

Commodity Loans: 4.0%

7 year FSFL Loans: 3.125%

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ROBERTS CONSERVATION DISTRICT NEWS:

JOB OPENING:

The Roberts Conservation district is looking for an experienced drill operator and crew for next year's tree season. Please contact Kristen Pester at 605-698-7639 Ext. 3.

ROBERTS COUNTY CONSERVATION FIELD DAY: September 14, 2022

Where: Intersection of 120th St and Hwy 28 about 4 miles SW of Sisseton, SD-Calvin Thompson's Field. 10 am to 12:30 pm

Please RSVP by September 1st for accurate lunch counts. RSVP by calling 605-698-7639 ext. 3 or email robertscd@sdconservation.net