 Lyman County USDA Service Center News - September 30, 2025 In This Issue: September 30, 2025 - Final date to purchase NAP coverage on Winter Rye. October 3, 2025 - Batching date deadline for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications. October 13, 2025 - Federal Holiday - USDA Service Centers Closed October 31, 2025 - Deadline to apply for Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW). November 17, 2025 - Acreage Reporting Deadline for 2026 Crop Year Fall-Seeded Small Grains FSA Interest Rates for September: Commodity Loans (less than one year disbursed) - 5.00% Farm Storage Facility Loans:
FSFL, 3 year - 3.750%
FSFL, 5 year - 3.875%
FSFL, 7 year - 4.000%
FSFL, 10 year - 4.375%
FSFL, 12 year - 4.500% Farm Loan Programs:
Farm Operating Loans, Direct - 4.875%
Farm Ownership Loans, Direct - 5.875%
Farm Ownership, Joint Financing - 3.875%
Farm Ownership Loans, Down Payment - 1.875% Top of page If you have experienced delays in receiving Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments, Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) and Market Gains on Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs), it may be because you have not filed form CCC-941, Adjusted Gross Income Certification. If you don't have a valid CCC-941 on file for the applicable crop year you will not receive payments. All farm operator/tenants/owners who have not filed a CCC-941 and have pending payments should IMMEDIATELY file the form with their recording county FSA office. Farm operators and tenants are encouraged to ensure that their landowners have filed the form. FSA can accept the CCC-941 for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Unlike the past, you must have the CCC-941 certifying your AGI compliance before any payments can be issued. Top of page A farmers.gov account provides self-service opportunities to Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) customers through a secure, authenticated access process. A new feature now provides access to your current or prior year FSA-578, Report of Commodities (Nationwide Producer Print). Your FSA-578 contains annual crop acreage reporting information submitted to USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA). If you are a shareholder (operator, owner or other producer) for a crop on the acreage report, you will be able to view, save and/or print your selected annual FSA-578. How to Access Your FSA-578's From the Land tab in your farmers.gov account, click Land Overview on the navigation drop-down. On the Land Overview page, you will see an information block that states "View and Print Your Acreage Reports" containing a View Your FSA-578 button. Clicking the button will open a popup modal with a drop-down menu to select the acreage report year. Once you have selected a year, the View FSA-578 button becomes active. Clicking the button will open a new tab with a message indicating the PDF file is being loaded. Once the load is complete, the FSA-578, Report of Commodities (Nationwide Producer Print) PDF document is displayed. You can view, save and/or print the FSA-578 as needed. If there is no acreage report information on file for the selected acreage report year, the PDF will display the message, "This producer does not have a producer print currently available." How to Access FSA-578s Using Your Representative Authority to Act on Behalf of Another Customer Additionally, if you have been granted the authority to act on behalf of another individual or entity, you can use the yellow banner to "Switch Profile" and view the current or prior year FSA-578, Report of Commodities (Nationwide Producer Print) for the customer you on whose behalf you have been elected to act. Contact your local FSA office for more information or questions regarding your FSA-578, Report of Commodities (Nationwide Producer Print) or if you have questions regarding establishing representative authority or do not see the expected representative authority options when you log in. More information can be found in the farmers.gov Fact Sheet and video tutorials. Visit the farmers.gov Account page to log in or learn how to create an account. Top of page The Farm Loan team in Brule/Buffalo County is already working on operating loans and asks potential borrowers to submit their requests early so they can be timely processed. The farm loan team can help determine which loan programs are best for applicants. FSA offers a wide range of low-interest loans that can meet the financial needs of any farm operation for just about any purpose. The traditional farm operating and farm ownership loans can help large and small farm operations take advantage of early purchasing discounts for spring inputs as well expenses throughout the year. Microloans are a simplified loan program that will provide up to $50,000 for both Farm Ownership and Operating Microloans to eligible applicants. These loans, targeted for smaller and non-traditional operations, can be used for operating expenses, starting a new operation, purchasing equipment, and other needs associated with a farming operation. Loans to beginning farmers and members of underserved groups are a priority. Other types of loans available include: Marketing Assistance Loans allow producers to use eligible commodities as loan collateral and obtain a 9-month loan while the crop is in storage. These loans provide cash flow to the producer and allow them to market the crop when prices may be more advantageous. Farm Storage Facility Loans can be used to build permanent structures used to store eligible commodities, for storage and handling trucks, or portable or permanent handling equipment. A variety of structures are eligible under this loan, including bunker silos, grain bins, hay storage structures, and refrigerated structures for vegetables and fruit. A producer may borrow up to $500,000 per loan. Top of page With the recent increase in interest in using controlled burning on private lands, Pheasants Forever has added two new biologists specializing in prescribed fire in South Dakota. Through a combination of outreach, training, planning, and on the ground implementation, the positions will be tasked with facilitating increased safe and effective prescribed fire management on private lands in the state. Based out of the Chamberlain NRCS office, the positions will be available to landowners statewide but will focus on prescribed fires involving eastern red cedar encroachment, which often involve an increased need for planning, equipment, and fire experience. In addition, the positions will prioritize assisting new and existing Prescribed Burn Associations. Individuals and groups interested in using prescribed fire or wanting more information on fire effects and Prescribed Burn Associations can contact the new biologists below. Cody Grewing Rx Fire Coordinator 712-490-6720 cgrewing@pheasantsforever.org Kendall Hettick Rx Fire Specialist 605-290-9835 khettick@pheasantsforever.org Top of page | 
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