Supplemental Agriculture Disaster Assistance Program

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Supplemental Agriculture Disaster Assistance
Program

• The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
  was enacted June 18, 2008. The act created
  several new disaster programs. To be eligible
  for these programs, producers must purchase at
  least CAT level of crop insurance for all
  insurable crops and/or NAP coverage for
  non-insurable crops.

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Supplemental Agriculture Disaster Assistance
Program

• Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program
  for Crop Loss (SURE)
• Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)
• Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
• Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees,
  and Farm Raised Fish (ELAP)
• Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)

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Risk Management Purchase Requirements

• To be eligible for assistance under the
  Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Program,
  producers must obtain a a plan of insurance for
  each insurable commodity on the farm and, for
  each non-insurable commodity, the producer must
  file the required paperwork and pay the
  administrative fee by the applicable State
  application closing date for NAP.

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Risk Management Purchase Requirements

• According to the 2008 Act, a farm is defined as
  the sum of all crop acreage in all counties that
  is planted or intended to be planted for harvest
  by the eligible producer.

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Wavier Provisions for 2008 Crop Year

• Sales closing dates for Crop Insurance and
  application closing deadlines for NAP have passed
  for 2008 crop year for all insurable and
  non-insurable crops. For 2009 crop year only, a
  waiver has been authorized in the 2008 Act to
  allow producers to pay a buy-in fee by September
  16,2008 to be eligible for Supplemental
  Agricultural Disaster Assistance for crops for
  which they did not purchase crop insurance or NAP
  coverage for 2008.

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Wavier Provisions for 2008 Crop Year

• The 4 programs subject to the Risk Management
  Purchase Requirements and subject to the waiver
  provisions as provided in the 2008 ACT.
• SURE
• LFP
• TAP
• ELAP

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BUY-IN FEE

• The buy-in fee for CAT is 100 per crop, but no
  more than 300 per producer per county not to
  exceed 900 for all counties less previously paid
  fees for CAT.
• The buy in fee for NAP is 100 per crop, but no
  more than 300 per producer per county not to
  exceed 900 for all counties less previously paid
  fees for NAP.

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BUY-IN FEE

• Producers must buy-in for all non-insurable and
  insurable crops that arent already covered by
  crop insurance or NAP. The buy-in fees for CAT
  and NAP are calculated separately. The buy-in
  fees must be paid to your Administrative County
  Office by September 16, 2008 to be eligible for
  coverage.

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2009 and Future Crop Years

• For 2009 and future crop years, producers are
  required to timely purchase at a minimum, CAT
  insurance and/or NAP coverage for all crops to be
  eligible for programs covered under the
  Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance
  Program.

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2009 and Future Crop Years

• This requirement includes coverage for crops such
  as Forage Production and Pasture for grazing or
  any other land that contributes an economic
  benefit to the farming operation.