**[CROP AND WEATHER REPORTS\_\_\_]{.underline}**

> The weather has been difficult this year. First it was too hot and
> dry. Now, it seems like the rain never stops. You should note
> prevented planting and replanting when you file your acreage report.
> When you have a crop loss, call your insurance agent for an insured
> crop or call us if you have NAP insurance. Please keep this office
> informed of crop conditions and remember to keep good records of all
> crop production. **If you have a field erosion problem, let us know.
> There may be funds available to repair severely damaged fields.**
>
> **[\_2006 FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOANS\_]{.underline}**
>
> Additional funding has been made available for 2006 Farm Storage
> Facility Loans to build or upgrade farm storage and handling
> facilities. USDA will loan money to build cribs or bins for whole
> grain storage, upright or bunker silos, and grain handling and drying
> equipment.
>
> **[NEED TEMPORARY CREDIT?\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_ MAYBE WE CAN HELP
> \_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}**
>
> USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes and guarantees loans and
> provides credit counseling advice to farmers and ranchers who are
> temporarily unable to obtain private, commercial credit. These may be
> beginning farmers who can't qualify for conventional loans because of
> insufficient worth, or established farmers who have suffered financial
> setbacks from natural disasters. The loans are tailored to a
> producer's needs and may be used to buy farmland and finance
> agriculture production. Everyone needs financial help sometime.
> Perhaps FSA can help you with loan program and services to meet your
> farming needs and help you to qualify for commercial credit. To find
> how our programs can work for you, just give us a call or stop in at
> the Torrington office.
>
> **[\_\_ACREAGE REPORTING DEADLINE\_\_]{.underline}**
>
> **[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_IS AUGUST
> 1^ST^\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}**
>
> The timely filing of an accurate acreage report for all crops and land
> uses, including failed acreage, can prevent loss of benefits for a
> number of programs, including Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment
> Program, Conservation Reserve Program, Non-insured Crop Disaster
> Assistance Program, as well as marketing assistance loans and loan
> deficiency payments. **To be timely, you must file an FSA-578 by
> August 1.**
>
> **To be considered timely, acreage reports for: prevented planted
> acreage must be filed no later than 15 calendar days after the final
> reporting date for the applicable crop, and failed acreage must be
> filed before the disposition of the crop. CALL THE OFFICE TO SCHEDULE
> AN APPOINTMENT.**

***LITCHFIELD/FAIRFIELD***

***FARM SERVICE AGENCY***

1185 New Litchfield St.

Torrington, CT 06790-6098

**[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ MAKE A DIFFERENCE
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}**

From June 15 through August 1, farmers and ranchers can nominate
eligible peers as candidates for election to

the Litchfield/Fairfield County Farm Service Agency county committee.
This year, elections are being held in

Local Administrative Area 2, in Litchfield County in the towns of:
Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Morris, New

Milford, Plymouth, Roxbury, Thomaston, Washington, Watertown, and
Woodbury, and LAA 4 in Fairfield

County, in the towns of: Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Easton,
Greenwich, New Canaan,

New Fairfield, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Sherman, Stamford, Weston,
and Wilton.

**A nomination form is attached. If you farm in any of the towns listed
above, or know someone who**

**does, please take the time to fill out the nomination form.**

**[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}**

Special accommodations will be made upon request for individuals with
disabilities, vision impairment or

hearing impairment. If accommodations are required, individuals should
contact this FSA office at

860-626-8852.

**[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ BANK ACCOUNT
CHANGES\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}**

All FSA payments are supposed to be electronically transferred into your
bank account. In order

to make timely payments, you need to notify this office if you close
your account or if another

financial institution purchases your bank. Payments can be delayed if we
are not aware of changes

to your account and routing number.

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!