Farm Bill Education Meeting in Blue Hill on November 24

     The Webster County FSA and UNL Extension will host a Farm Bill Education meeting on Monday, November 24, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the Blue Hill Community Center which is located at 555 W Gage St. in Blue Hill, NE. The meeting is free and open to the public. Registration is not required; however, it is appreciated to insure a seat and materials for each attendee. The meeting should conclude by noon.

     It is important that growers have information they need as decisions regarding commodity program selection are complex and will last for the duration of the farm bill. The meeting will primarily focus on the Base Reallocation and Yield Update decision, as well as the ARC and PLC programs. 

     Topics will include: The farm bill program sign-up process, including documentation needed and deadlines; Base, yield and commodity program decisions and considerations for your operation; How to calculate farm program payments; and Online decision-aid tools to help you determine which program is best for your operation and lets you input data specific to your operation and examine various options for your decision. 

     To register or for more information you may call the Webster County UNL Extension Office at 402-746-3417 or contact Dewey Lienemann at dlienemann2@unl.edu ; or you may call the Webster County FSA Office in Red Cloud at 402-746-2204, Deidra Werner, CED.