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USDA Farm Services Agency programs are designed to improve the economic stability of agricultural commodities and to help farmers adjust production to meet demand. Though with any government agency, knowing the rules can be a backbreaking chore.

Our staff boasts 64 collective years of experience with FSA and local farming and ranching issues. Plus, we have nurtured personal and professional relationships with all county FSA offices and major agriculture industry groups.


Scythe & Spade FSA Program management services:

  • Program signup: We ensure that you are enrolled in all programs that can impact positive cash flow and that mitigates risk

  • Crop certification and compliance: Let us tackle the paperwork during critical growing months when the farm demands most of your energy and time

  • Eligibility forms: All forms are prepared and submitted so that you can more quickly draw payments

  • Audits and reviews: Preview any paperwork, offer advice, and even consult with your attorney when the year end review rolls around

  • Committee representation: Provide guidance for an approaching appeal. We have literally sat in on hundreds of FSA cases

  • Integrated risk management plans: Develop a customized plan using Federal and private crop insurance along with Non-Insured Crop Assistance Programs



 






Program Compliance
Whether you are aware of it or not, the FSA is looking at specific details in your file. We regularly monitor these regulations for you:

  • AD 1026 Sodbuster Swampbuster
  • AD 1026A Sodbuster Listing of Tracts
  • Adjusted Gross Income Certification
  • AGI Documentation Submitted
  • Arms Length Distance Maintained/Checked
  • Articles of Incorporation Submitted
  • CCC 501A Embedded Entity Forms
  • CCC 501B Designation of Permitted Entities
  • CCC 502 Farm Operating Plans
  • Commensurate Shares Checked/Verified
  • Custom Labor Agreements — Red Flags
  • DCP Contract Signup
  • EQIP Signup
  • Eqpmt. Lease Amounts/Dates — Red Flags
  • Graze Out Program
  • Land Lease Amounts/Dates — Red Flags
  • Multi County PL Forms
  • NAP Signup
  • Partnership Agreement Current/on file
  • Power of Attorney checked/Current
  • PS/Loan/LDP Signup
  • Signature Authority on file/Current
  • Signature Format Verified as Proper
  • Substantive Change Rules Checked
  • Wool/Mohair MLA


 
 
 
 
   
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