- July 11, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
TUPELO – The Farm Service Agency is conducting a signup for the Emergency Conservation Program to assist farm landowners who suffered significant damage to their acreage from the recent flooding which occurred in Lee County.
Ross Loftin, director of the Lee/Itawamba County Farm Service Agency, said the ECP can assist producers who suffered sand and debris washed onto cropland or pasture. To qualify for ECP, the out of pocket expenses to return the acreage to productive condition must be at least $1,000. ECP can pay up to 75% of the cost of restoration. Producers who meet eligibility requirements should visit the FSA office in Tupelo by July 30.
• Also, farmers and landowners have until July 15 to report spring-seeded crop acreage including Conservation Reserve Program acreage. Failure to report will result in ineligibility for most program payments. Reports filed after July 15 will be assessed a late filing fee of…
