By Owen Anderson, County Executive Director, Sanborn and Jerauld counties
CRP Management Activities: Managed haying/grazing and Mid-Contract Management activities can commence on Aug. 2. Managed haying or grazing is allowed on general CRP practices CP1, CP2, CP4B, CP4D, CP10, CP18B, CP18C and CP38.
CRP participants must apply for permission to do managed haying/grazing and follow an approved haying/grazing plan.  Haying must be done by Aug. 31. Grazing end date can be later if approved on the grazing plan.
CRP participants who are required to do Mid-Contract Management in August 2013 have been contacted. Management options include light disking, harrowing, or baling with bale destruction at a later date. Work must be done by Aug. 31.
Deadlines for 2012 NAP production reporting, 2012 ACRE production reporting, 2013 DCP Sign-up and 2013 Acreage reporting are all on Aug. 2. If you haven’t done it… do it.
Farm Storage Facility Loans: There has been renewed interest in this loan program recently. This is a good loan program, but they take time to process. Do not wait until the last minute.
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