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"VENEMAN ANNOUNCES ACREAGE, BASE AND YIELD RECORD UPDATE"
"WASHINGTON, D.C. - " Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced that commodity producers should
verify and update records on planted and prevented planted
acres filed with USDA's Farm Service Agency. This
information, required by the 2002 Farm Bill, must be correct
in order to receive accurate direct and counter-cyclical
payments in the near future. "The 2002 Farm Bill gives farmers several options for
establishing or updating bases," said Veneman. "We are
asking producers to review and update their information now
so payments can be issued promptly this fall." The 2002 Farm Bill provides for direct and counter-
cyclical payments to be made to eligible producers of
covered commodity crops for the 2002 through 2007 crops.
Covered commodities include wheat, corn, sorghum, barley,
oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, sunflower seeds,
canola, flaxseed, mustard, safflower, and rapeseed. Letters from FSA are being mailed to producers across
the country asking for their updates. The letter will
include a Summary Acreage History Report showing the acreage
of covered commodities reported to FSA. Included will be
planted acres and/or acres prevented from being planted for
1998 through 2001. If the information is correct, producers
do not need to take any action. If the information is wrong,
producers will need to provide verifiable documentation of
acreage and yields to their local FSA office by Aug. 31,
2003. Verifiable documentation may include seed receipts,
production records and crop insurance records. Producers who have questions should contact their local
USDA Service Center or county FSA office. Information about 2002 Farm Bill issues is available at http://www.usda.gov/farmbill.
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