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April 10, 2013 • The <strong>Faith</strong> <strong>Independent</strong> • Page 13<br />
USDA/Farm Service Agency News<br />
The Dewey, Meade & Ziebach<br />
County FSA offices would like to<br />
keep you informed of the following<br />
items important to USDA programs.<br />
If you have any questions<br />
please contact the Dewey County<br />
office at 865-3522 ext 2, Meade<br />
County at 347-4952 ext 2, or<br />
Ziebach County at 365-5179 ext 2.<br />
IMPORTANT DATES TO RE-<br />
MEMBER:<br />
MAY 20 – CRP sign-up begins<br />
JUNE 3 – Last day to sign up<br />
for ACRE<br />
JUNE 14 – CRP Sign-Up ends<br />
AUGUST 2 – Last day to sign<br />
up for DCP<br />
March 2013 INTEREST<br />
RATES<br />
Interest Rate for Commodity<br />
and marketing assistance loans is<br />
1. 125%<br />
Interest Rate for Farm Storage<br />
Facility Loans is 1. 375 7YEAR<br />
Interest Rate for Farm Storage<br />
Facility Loans is 2.000 10 YEAR<br />
Interest Rate for Farm Storage<br />
Facility Loans is 2.250 12YEAR<br />
FLP Farm Operating Loan Interest<br />
is 1.375%<br />
FLP Farm Ownership Loan Interest<br />
is 3.500%<br />
NAP PRODUCTION REPORT-<br />
ING<br />
Work Zones: National Work Zone<br />
Awareness Week is April 15-19<br />
“Roadway Work Zone Safety:<br />
We’re All In This Together.”<br />
National Work Zone Awareness<br />
Week is April 15-19, and motorists<br />
are reminded to drive<br />
safely not only for the sake of<br />
South Dakota highway workers<br />
but also for drivers themselves<br />
and their passengers.<br />
“The South Dakota Department<br />
of Transportation (SDDOT)<br />
wants to get the message out to<br />
the public that nearly 85 percent<br />
of those killed in work zones are<br />
drivers and their passengers,”<br />
said Darin Bergquist, SDDOT<br />
secretary. “The goal of National<br />
Work Zone Awareness Week 2013<br />
is to remind drivers that work<br />
zone crashes are preventable and<br />
by working together we can save<br />
lives.”<br />
In 2010, work zone crashes<br />
killed 576 people and injured an<br />
estimated 37,000 nationally.<br />
Many of those accidents could<br />
have been avoided by practicing<br />
proper safety and awareness<br />
measures.<br />
“People don’t realize how dangerous<br />
road construction areas<br />
can be and how quickly something<br />
can go wrong,” Bergquist<br />
added. “In many cases, orange<br />
cones and barrels are the only<br />
buffers separating highway workers<br />
from traffic. We want motorists<br />
who are tempted to speed<br />
through work zones to think<br />
about the workers, themselves<br />
Production records for individual<br />
crops need to be filed with our<br />
office to establish an approved<br />
NAP yield. If this is the first year<br />
you participated in NAP, you can<br />
provide production and acreage<br />
information from prior years to<br />
establish your yield. If you participated<br />
in NAP in previous years,<br />
you must report your production<br />
and acreage on a yearly basis to<br />
keep your yield up-to-date.<br />
Records submitted must be reliable<br />
and verifiable. Records need<br />
to show crop disposition. It is recommended<br />
producers submit<br />
2012 production records as soon<br />
as possible after harvest. All production<br />
records must be submitted<br />
by the subsequent crop year’s<br />
final acreage reporting date (July<br />
15, 2013).<br />
USDA is an equal opportunity<br />
provider, employer and lender. To<br />
file a complaint of discrimination,<br />
write to USDA, Assistant Secretary<br />
for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication,<br />
1400 Independence<br />
Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC<br />
20250-9410, or call (866) 632-<br />
9992 or (toll-free Customer Service),<br />
(800) 877-8339 (local or<br />
Federal relay), (866) 377-8642<br />
(/relay voice users).<br />
Work Zones: National Work Zone<br />
Awareness Week is April 15-19<br />
and their passengers so everyone<br />
will arrive home safely.”<br />
The South Dakota Department<br />
of Transportation encourages motorists<br />
to practice the following<br />
safety tips when traveling<br />
through work zones:<br />
•Don’t Speed – Reduce speed<br />
before entering a work zone. If<br />
other motorists are speeding,<br />
don’t follow the bad example. Remember,<br />
fines are double in work<br />
zones.<br />
•Stay Alert – Dedicate full attention<br />
to the road. Remember,<br />
somebody’s loved one is working<br />
in that area.<br />
•Pay Attention – Avoid distracting<br />
activities like adjusting<br />
the radio and talking or texting<br />
on a cell phone.<br />
•Expect the Unexpected –<br />
Watch out not only for road workers<br />
in the area, but also for construction<br />
equipment.<br />
•Be Prepared to Stop – Signs<br />
and work-zone flaggers save lives.<br />
•Don’t Tailgate – Maintain adequate<br />
and safe distances from<br />
workers and other vehicles.<br />
•Be Patient – Remember, road<br />
crews are working to improve<br />
your future ride.<br />
To obtain the most recent road<br />
construction information in South<br />
Dakota, please visit<br />
http://www.safetravelusa.com/sd<br />
or dial 511.<br />
To view the department’s<br />
“Give ‘em A Break” TV spot, visit<br />
www.sddot.com<br />
<strong>Faith</strong> Livestock Commission Co.<br />
A nice sale here for Monday April 8, with a higher market on<br />
all classes of cattle with a nice crowd of buyers on the seats.<br />
A couple of cancellations for our sale, but had over 90% of<br />
the cattle for the sale.<br />
Thank you for your business.<br />
REPRESENTATIVE SALES<br />
Dennis Welter<br />
69.........................Hereford steers 609 ...........$160.50<br />
23.........................Hereford steers 532 .............$170.00<br />
39........................Hereford heifers 565 .............$142.75<br />
Davis Ranch<br />
37.........................Hereford steers 588 .............$162.00<br />
18.........................Hereford steers 459 .............$176.00<br />
27........................Hereford heifers 596 .............$135.75<br />
Keith Carmichael<br />
35.........................Hereford steers 675 .............$144.50<br />
Evitt Ranch<br />
28.............................Angus steers 677 .............$146.25<br />
13.............................Angus steers 556 .............$167.00<br />
33......................Angus heifers BV 584 .............$140.00<br />
(605) 967-2200<br />
Larry Schuelke<br />
35 .....................Red Angus steers 498 .............$174.00<br />
31 .....................Red Angus steers 394 .............$186.00<br />
45 ....................Red Angus heifers 455 .............$159.75<br />
11 ..................Black Angus heifers 456 .............$163.50<br />
Chuck Spangler<br />
28.............................Angus steers 580 .............$166.00<br />
12.............................Angus steers 750 .............$138.75<br />
35............................Angus heifers 468 .............$162.00<br />
Richard Woll<br />
25 .......................blk & bldy steers 749 .............$140.00<br />
20 ......................blk & bldy heifers 695 .............$131.00<br />
Henderson Ranch<br />
49......................Char & red steers 727 .............$140.25<br />
14......................Char & red steers 649 .............$149.50<br />
Earl Ehlers<br />
39.................blk & bldy heifers BV 781 .............$125.00<br />
Flintrock Ranch<br />
73.........................blk & red steers 576 .............$161.25<br />
17 ............................Char x steers 739 .............$139.00<br />
74 ...........................Char x heifers 697 .............$133.75<br />
NEXT SALE: MONDAY, APRIL 15TH<br />
Special Replacement Heifer, Grass Cattle<br />
& Sheep Sale<br />
Sale Time: 11 AM<br />
Especting 500-600 calves and 300-400 sheep<br />
Lone Tree Ranch Bull Sale at 1:00 pm offering<br />
25 yearling bulls<br />
Consignments:<br />
L Johnson – 150 Angus heifers HR BV 750-800#<br />
consignment – 50 Red Angus heifers HR BV 700#<br />
pending – 100 blk & bldy heifers 800#<br />
pending – 50 1st x & Hereford heifers HR BV 750#<br />
pending – 80 1st x & Hereford steers HR 7-800#<br />
Vrooman – 20 wf ewes 3-5's w/lambs<br />
More replacement heifers, feeder & grass cattle expected by sale time<br />
NEXT SALE: Friday, April 19:<br />
Pine Creek Angus Bull Sale at 1:00 pm<br />
Upcoming Sales:<br />
Monday, April 22: Stomprud Angus Bull Sale<br />
Monday, April 29: Sunrise Angus Ranch Bull Sale<br />
Monday, May 6: Wilken Ranch Angus Bull Sale<br />
We appreciate your business. Give us a call at 605-967-2200<br />
or www.faithlivestock.com if you have livestock to sell.<br />
We would be glad to visit with you.<br />
Gary Vance – (605) 967-2162 OR Scott Vance – (605) 739-5501<br />
OR CELL: 484-7127 OR Max Loughlin – (605) 244-5990 OR<br />
1-605-645-2583 (cell) OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (cell)