USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the Gallia-Lawrence-Meigs County Farm Service Agency (FSA) before the applicable deadline.
 
An acreage report documents a crop grown on a farm or ranch, its intended use and location. Filing an accurate and timely acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage and prevented planted acreage, can prevent the loss of benefits.

How to File a Report
The following acreage reporting dates are applicable in Gallia-Lawrence-Meigs County:

July 15, 2024 --- Report all your Burley Tobacco, Cabbage (Planted 3/19/24-5/31/24), Corn, Grain Sorghum, Hybrid Corn Seed, Spring Oats, Popcorn, Potatoes, Soybeans, Sugar Beets, Tomatoes, and all other crops. Report Perennial Forage Crops. Report Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage.  
 
Aug. 15, 2024 --- Report Cabbage (Planted 6/1/24-7/20/24).
 
Sept. 30, 2024 --- Report Aquaculture.
 
Dec. 15, 2024 ---- Report Fall-Seeded 2025 crops, Barley, Fall Wheat, and all other Fall-Seeded Small Grains.

To file a crop acreage report, producers need to provide: 

• Crop and crop type or variety 
• Intended crop use 
• Number of crop acres 
• Map with approximate crop boundaries 

• Planting date(s) 
• Planting pattern, when applicable 
• Producer shares 
• Irrigation practice(s) 
• Acreage prevented from planting, when applicable 
• Other required information 

 
 Acreage Reporting Details 
 The following exceptions apply to acreage reporting dates: 

• If the crop has not been planted by the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed. 

 

• If a producer acquires additional acreage after the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendar days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office. 
  
  

Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) policy holders should note that the acreage reporting date for NAP-covered crops is the earlier of the dates listed above or 15 calendar days before grazing or crop harvesting begins. 

Livestock Producers in Lawrence, Meigs and Gallia County Are Eligible for Drought Recovery Assistance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Zachary Williams in Gallia County today announced that FSA is now accepting applications for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses due to drought. The deadline to apply for 2024 LFP assistance is January 30, 2025.
LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land. For LFP, qualifying drought intensity levels are determined using the U.S. Drought Monitor. Producers in Lawrence, Meigs and Gallia County are eligible to apply for 2023 LFP benefits for grazing losses on pasture mixed forage, Visit the FSA LFP webpage for a full list of eligible counties and pasture types.
Livestock eligible for LFP include alpacas, beef cattle, bison, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas, ostriches, reindeer, or sheep that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland. Recently, FSA updated LFP policy to expand program eligibility to include additional income producing grazing animals, like horses and ostrich, that contribute to the commercial viability of an agricultural operation.
Livestock used for hunting and consumption by the owner and horses and other animals that are used or intended to be used for racing and wagering remain ineligible.
As a reminder, producers who want to participate in many USDA programs including disaster assistance programs like LFP, must file timely acreage reports by filling out the FSA-578 form to remain eligible for program benefits. Livestock producers interested in applying LFP should contact Gallia-Lawrence-Meigs County FSA at 740-446-8687 ext.2 for an appointment and if have any questions about the eligibility of specific livestock and forage crops.
More information in USDA disaster assistance is available at farmers.gov/recover.
 
 
Zachary Williams
County Executive Director (CED)
United States Department of Agriculture
 
Gallia-Lawrence-Meigs County FSA Office
 
 

111 Jackson Pike,Room 1571 Gallipolis, Ohio 45631
p: (740) 446-8687 Ext. 3212
e: [email protected]   www.fsa.usda.gov/oh

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Election Notice
The Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission will cause an election of Supervisors of the Lawrence Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to be held in accordance with Chapter 940 of the Ohio Revised Code. Individuals who own or occupy land within the Lawrence Soil and Water Conservation District and are 18 years of age or older may vote for Supervisor.
There are three (3) ways an eligible voter can cast a ballot:
1.) At the SWCD office, located at 5459 State Route 217 in Willow Wood, from 10/3/24 until 11/1/24 during normal business hours; or
2.) At the SWCD Annual Meeting, which will take place at the Symmes Valley Elementary School, located at 14860 State Route 141 on 10/19/24, from 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. ; or
3.)  Voting absentee from 10/3/24 until 11/1/24, by requesting the ballot application and election ballot from the SWCD office at the following address P.O. Box 144, Willow Wood, OH   45696, by calling 740-867-4737, or email [email protected]. Absentee ballots must be received by the SWCD office by 4:00 p.m. on October 1, 2024.         
Two supervisors will be elected to a three-year term commencing January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2027.                                                               
Nominees are:

1. Steve Lambert
2. Terry Porter