PUBLIC NOTICE – USDA – Sales Closing Dates for USDA Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)

Jefferson/Sevier/Cocke Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers who wish to purchase crop loss protection, for non-insurable crops for the 2014 crop year of the following final sales closing dates:

February 28, 2014—Sunflowers March 15, 2014—All Beans, Corn, Soybeans, Grass, Mixed Forage, Cantaloupe, Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash, Tomatoes, Watermelons. April 1, 2014—Alfalfa

If a crop is not listed that you are interested in, please contact the FSA Office for applicable sales closing date.

Eligible producers must apply for coverage of non-insurable crops and pay the applicable service fees at the Jefferson/Sevier/Cocke Office by the application closing date. The service fee is $250.00 per crop or $750.00 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed a total of $1875.00 per producer with farming interest in multiple counties. Limited resource producers may request a waiver of service fees.

For additional details, contact the Jefferson/Sevier/Cocke Farm Service Agency, currently located at 1228 Circle Drive, Dandridge, TN or phone the office at 865-397-3151 x 2. The Jefferson/Sevier/Cocke FSA office will be relocating to 321 S Hwy 92, Dandridge, TN in the near future.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Assistance Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call toll-free at (866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish Federal-relay).

Jefferson/Sevier/Cocke Farm Service Agency

James L. Giffin, CED

865-397-3151 x2