Eddy County Agriculture growers maybe eligible for Market Facilitation Program

Eddy County Agriculture growers maybe eligible for Market Facilitation Program

As a result of the detrimental effect of the current trade war and tariff situation with China, pecan growers are eligible for participation in the 2019 Market Facilitation Program, a USDA program recently announced as part of trade mitigation efforts. As opposed to the 2018 trade mitigation program, pecan farmers will receive a direct payment in 2019. Nut crop producers, including pecans, will receive $146/acre based on their 2019 FSA reported acreage. Growers should sign up from Monday, July 29 through Friday, December 6, 2019 at their local FSA office.  The Eddy County Office and NM is having software issue but you can complete the application, payment will be forthcoming after they get the software working correctly. 

The MFP payments will be in up to three portions, with the first payments ($77/acre) in mid- to late August. The 2nd and 3rd payments will come in November and January, respectively, if the tariffs have not been reduced by then. Payments to specialty crop producers are limited to a combined $250,000, according to the release.

There are some limitations that the FSA staff will be glad to assist you with, such as adjusted gross income less than $900,000 and 75% of income from farming.

MFP Eligible Commodities

Non-Specialty crops: Alfalfa hay, barley, canola, corn crambe, dried beans, dry peas, extra-long staple cotton, flaxseed, lentils, long grain and medium grained 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.

Specialty crops: almonds, cranberries, cultivated ginseng, fresh grapes, fresh sweet cherries, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts

Hogs and dairy.

You can get the form at:  https://www.farmers.gov/sites/default/files/documents/mfp_application.pdf?utm_source=Industry+Communications&utm_campaign=d9fed887cd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_29_03_55&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_50740cf537-d9fed887cd-53565463

fill it our and sign it and email it to your local FSA Office.
 

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