Posted on 7/12/2011
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR SURE CROP DISASTER BENEFITS IS JULY 29
(WOODLAND CA) July 12, 2011 - Yolo County
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Marianne Morton reminds farmers that the deadline to apply for assistance for 2009 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program is July 29, 2011.
The SURE program compensates farmers for production and/or quality losses during times of disaster. To meet program eligibility requirements, the farming operation must: 1) be physically located in a county that was declared a primary or contiguous disaster county by the Secretary of Agriculture under a 2009 Secretarial Disaster Designation; 2) have suffered at least a 10 per cent loss on a crop of economic significance; and 3) have purchased crop insurance through the Federal Crop Insurance Act or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).
However, an operation located in a county that did not receive a primary or contiguous disaster designation can still qualify for SURE benefits if its actual farm production was less than 50 per cent of the normal production on the farm due to the a qualifying disaster event.
Producers and legal entities cannot directly or indirectly collectively receive more than $100,000 in SURE and other FSA disaster assistance payments. Other FSA disaster programs include the Livestock Forage Program (LFP), the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP).
Producers or legal entities whose average adjusted gross nonfarm income for taxable years 2005 - 2007 exceeded $500,000 are not eligible for 2009 SURE program payments.
For questions regarding the SURE program, please contact the Yolo County FSA Office at (530) 662-3986 x 109.
