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Category: Farmer Deadline

  • Posted on March 9, 2016

    One way farmers can protect themselves against losing all of their income due to bad weather is with USDA’s Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, known as NAP. NAP is administered by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). NAP is a voluntary program. Hli Xyooj, Senior Staff Attorney with Farmers’ Legal Action Group, will be leading a workshop […]

  • Posted on February 25, 2016

    One way farmers can protect themselves against losing all of their income due to bad weather is with the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, known as NAP. NAP is run by the Farm Service Agency (also called FSA), part of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. NAP does not cover all of your financial losses […]

  • Posted on February 22, 2016

    FLAG has published a new fact sheet on the Conservation Reserve Program – Transition Incentives Program. This program provides for additional CRP rental payments to land owners with expiring CRP contracts who rent or sell to a beginning, socially disadvantaged, or veteran farmer. Click here to learn more about USDA’s CRP-TIP.

  • Posted on January 4, 2016

    Minority and immigrant farmers are invited to participate in the 11th Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference (IMFC). The conference will be held on Saturday, January 30 & Sunday, January 31 at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center, 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108. The conference is free to farmers. Language interpretation is […]

  • Posted on June 11, 2015

    Significant changes have been made to USDA’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for the 2015 crop year. Many of these changes come from the 2014 Farm Bill while others were added by USDA as amendments to the NAP regulations and agency handbooks. Please click here to read FLAG’s overview of the changes. The most publicized […]

  • Posted on March 24, 2015

    On March 18, 2015, USDA officially designated twenty-five counties as eligible for disaster assistance. A number of USDA programs designed to help farmers and ranchers suffering from natural disaster are now available. In some cases, farms and ranches in counties that border on designated disaster counties are also eligible for assistance. That means producers in […]

  • Posted on February 3, 2015

    Feb. 7 & 8 (Sat. & Sun.)         1890 Buford Avenue     St. Paul, MN     (U of MN campus) For details, visit the conference website. Minority and immigrant farmers are invited to participate in the 10th Annual Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference. This two-day conference provides education and resources to small farm operators, and […]

  • Posted on January 5, 2015

    10th Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference Saturday and Sunday – February 7 & 8, 2015 St. Paul, MN St. Paul— Minority and immigrant farmers are invited to participate in the 10th Annual Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference. The conference will be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 7 & 8, at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education […]

  • Posted on November 6, 2014

    We at FLAG know you are committed to building a sustainable local foods system, and that you already understand that many family farmers need support. What you may not have considered are the complex legal needs these farmers have, and how difficult it can be for them to access legal services. Running a farm involves […]

  • Posted on August 5, 2014

    USDA has announced that the enrollment deadline for the 2012 and 2013 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) has been extended to Aug. 15, 2014. Originally, program sign-up was scheduled to end Aug. 1. The new deadline gives livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish producers who experienced losses because of disease, adverse […]

Farmers' Legal Action Group is a nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services and support to family farmers and their communities in order to help keep family farmers on the land.

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The Linda &amp; Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability

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                    [post_content] => One way farmers can protect themselves against losing all of their income due to bad weather is with the <strong><a href="http://www.flaginc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-NAP-Application-Deadline-FLAG-Feb2016.pdf" target="_blank">Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program</a></strong>, <a href="http://www.flaginc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-NAP-Application-Deadline-pg-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2321"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2321" src="http://www.flaginc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-NAP-Application-Deadline-pg-1-150x150.jpg" alt="2016 NAP Application Deadline - pg 1" width="150" height="150" /></a>known as NAP. NAP is run by the Farm Service Agency (also called FSA), part of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. NAP does not cover all of your financial losses due to natural disaster, but it will replace some of the lost income. Farmers are <strong>not required</strong> to participate in NAP. It is a voluntary program.

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                    [post_content] => Minority and immigrant farmers are invited to participate in the <a href="http://www.flaginc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/11th-IMFC-General-Press-Release-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">11th Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference (IMFC)</a>. The conference will be held on Saturday, January 30<a href="http://www.flaginc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/11th-IMFC-logo.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2239"><img class="alignright wp-image-2239" src="http://www.flaginc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/11th-IMFC-logo.jpg" alt="2016 - 11th IMFC logo" width="141" height="109" /></a> &amp; Sunday, January 31 at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center, 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108. The conference is free to farmers. Language interpretation is available in Spanish, Hmong, Karen, Bhutanese, and Somali. The cost for other interested people is $60 for one day and $100 for both days.

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<strong>1890 Buford Avenue     </strong><strong>St. Paul, MN     (U of MN campus)</strong>

For details, <a title="IMF Conference (2015)" href="http://www.imfconference.org/conference-information.html" target="_blank">visit the conference website</a>. Minority and immigrant farmers are invited to participate in the 10th Annual Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference. This two-day conference provides education and resources to small farm operators, and fosters relationships between farmers and community partners.

The conference is free to farmers. Language interpretation is available in Spanish, Hmong, Karen, Bhutanese, and Somali. The cost for other interested people is $60 for one day and $100 for both days.

The theme of the 2015 Conference is “Honoring Legacy: Farmers Moving Forward” The keynote presenter on Saturday is Bao Vang, President and CEO of Hmong American Partnership. The keynote presenter on Sunday is Bo Thao-Urabe, Social Entrepreneur and Community Builder.

Registration is on-line at http://goo.gl/ylMcFb, or by calling Hli Xyooj at 612-227-9968. Registration has closed, but no farmers will be turned away. Please contact Dolly Her by email at imfc2015@gmail.com, or call Farmers' Legal Action Group (FLAG) at 651-223-5400.
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                    [post_content] => <strong>10th Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference</strong>
<strong>Saturday and Sunday - February 7 &amp; 8, 2015 </strong>
<strong>St. Paul, MN</strong>

St. Paul— Minority and immigrant farmers are invited to participate in the 10th Annual Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference. The conference will be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 7 &amp; 8, at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center, 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Immigrants and women are the fastest growing sector of farmers. The conference supports these new and aspiring farmers and their contributions to building an adequate supply of local foods, local economic development and healthy communities. Hosted by a collaborative of farmers, volunteers, and government, nonprofit, and University of Minnesota personnel, the two-day conference provides education and resources to small farm operators, and fosters relationships between farmers and community partners.

The theme of the 2015 Conference is “Honoring Legacy: Farmers Moving Forward” The keynote presenter on Saturday, February 7 is Bao Vang, President and CEO of Hmong American Partnership. The keynote presenter on Sunday, February 8 is Bo Thao-Urabe, Social Entrepreneur and Community Builder.

The conference is free to farmers. Language interpretation is available in Spanish, Hmong, Karen, Bhutanese, and Somali. The cost for other interested people is $60 for one day and $100 for both days.

Registration is on-line at http://goo.gl/ylMcFb, or by calling Hli Xyooj at 612-227-9968. Registration closes January 17, 2014, but no farmers will be turned away. Interested farmers and community-based organizations who have questions should contact Dolly Her by email at imfc2015@gmail.com, or by phone at Farmers' Legal Action Group (FLAG) at 651-223-5400.

Major sponsors of the conference include AgriBank, AgStar Financial Services, USDA- Farm Service Agency, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, The Farley Center, Farmers' Legal Action Group, Hmong American Partnership, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Mississippi Market, National Immigrant Farmers Initiative, United FCS, and University of Minnesota Extension.

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                    [post_content] => We at FLAG know you are committed to building a sustainable local foods system, and that you already understand that many family farmers need support. What you may not have considered are the complex legal needs these farmers have, and how difficult it can be for them to access legal services. Running a farm involves wide-ranging legal issues − from land leases to licensing to understanding the regulations governing credit and disaster programs − and these issues can be especially overwhelming for beginning, immigrant, sustainable, or any small-scale family farmers.

For almost 30 years, FLAG has made these issues our priority, so family farmers can focus on what they do best: growing healthy food for our communities. We not only provide legal services to individual farmers, we also advocate for family farmers at the local and national levels. No other organization knows these legal issues better than FLAG does, and no other lawyers will do this top-quality work for free.

With this year's <strong>Give to the Max Day</strong> approaching on <strong>Thursday, Nov. 13</strong>, we are asking for your support to keep legal services available − at no charge − to the small-scale farmers who feed our communities.

Even better: Your gift on November 13 will be <strong>matched dollar-for-dollar</strong> by our Board of Directors as part of their <strong>$2,000 Match Challenge</strong>. And if you know you are going to be busy on November 13, you can <a title="Give to the Max" href="https://givemn.org/organization/Farmers-Legal-Action-Group" target="_blank">schedule your gift now</a>. Just <a title="Give to the Max - FLAG page" href="https://givemn.org/organization/Farmers-Legal-Action-Group" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a> to schedule your gift.

On behalf of FLAG's staff and board members, thank you for your dedication to transforming our food system!

<a title="FLAG facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/FarmersLegal" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook</a>!
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                    [post_content] => USDA has announced that the enrollment deadline for the 2012 and 2013 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) has been extended to Aug. 15, 2014. Originally, program sign-up was scheduled to end Aug. 1. The new deadline gives livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish producers who experienced losses because of disease, adverse weather, wildfires or colony collapse disorder between Oct. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2013, an additional two weeks to enroll in ELAP. For further details, please <a title="USDA press release - emergency assistance (7/31/2014)" href="http://tinyurl.com/o5w8u6y" target="_blank">click here</a> to read the USDA press release.
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            [post_content] => One way farmers can protect themselves against losing all of their income due to bad weather is with USDA's Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, known as NAP. NAP is administered by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). NAP is a voluntary program. Hli Xyooj, Senior Staff Attorney with Farmers’ Legal Action Group, will be leading a workshop on NAP and the required records that farmers must file with FSA in order to be successful in the program.

<strong>WHERE: </strong>

The Linda &amp; Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability

2299 Spring Rose Road   <em>(near Madison, Wisconsin)</em>

Verona, WI 53593

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Saturday, March 12, 2016

10:00am to 12:00pm
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