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USDA announces dairy disaster assistance sign-upKansas Bill R. Fuller, State Executive Director of the USDA Kansas Farm Service Agency announced that the Dairy Disaster Assistance Program III started sign-up on March 5, for production losses occurring in 2005, 2006 and 2007 due to a designated disaster. Dairy producers that commercially marketed milk in the U.S. between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007 and suffered production losses attributed to a declared natural disaster may be eligible for payments under DDAP-III. Producers must provide proof of the average number of cows in the dairy heard and annual milk production commercially marketed by all persons in the dairy operation during years of the base period of 2003 and 2004 calendar years. To determine the total pounds of eligible losses, producers must also provide the dairy heard numbers and production marketed for the applicable disaster years 2005, 2006 and 2007. Losses must correspond with an applicable disaster declaration for the county. Adequate proof of production is required from the dairy operation's milk handler or marketing cooperative. FSA will base loss calculations on comparing the expected base annual production and the actual production during the disaster year. FSA may adjust calculations for losses not caused by the disaster. Payments are based on the annual average Mailbox milk price for the Marketing Order for the applicable State for the applicable disaster year. Only $16 million was provided for this program nationwide; therefore, payments will not be issued until after the sign-up deadline and FSA determines if payments will be factored. Sign-up for DDAP-III ends on May 5, that gives dairy producers a limited time to apply for benefits under this program. Dairy producers shall sign-up at the FSA office at the local USDA Service Center by the sign-up deadline. 3/17/08 Date: 3/13/08 Advertisement
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