Crop insurance payments and payments from the big game and waterfowl compensation programs are included as qualifying sales. Keeping the program administratively simple Based on NISA information where available. Producers not in NISA and those who started farming in 1999 or 2000 will be required to complete an application form detailing the information needed to calculate their payment. The majority of the money for this program will be available to producers in time to help with spring seeding costs. The initial payment will be issued starting in May 2001, and in most cases within 15 days of SCIC receiving the signed declaration or within 30 days of SCIC receiving the verified application.
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