FSA offices are closed for now. No payments until Gov opens back up unless something changes.
Figured that was the case. Whats interesting to me is CRP is a contract. Not paying a contract on time is a breach. Im sure there are people out there that count on CRP to make their farm payment. Not hard to imagine the legal ramifications of that.
. Typically interest is not paid until 30+ days after payment authorized. Never had interest on any CRP payment paid in October. From the ones I have talked to farm bill isn’t high on priority now as a lot of the pressing issues were in the OBBB. Commodity subsidies for low market prices are more priority than farm bill from what I am hearing.CRP hasn’t been paid on time in my case for 4+ years. The clause in contract is they are required to “pay interest” after October 1. Interesting fact…. The interest they pay when they are late is wildly less than the interest a guy is charged if they owe $ to government for past due taxes or anything like that
Shut down the government because illegals need $ for healthcare. It’s almost as if we have an extreme wing of a party that speaks up far more for illegals, criminals, etc than citizens & law abiding working folks of this country. That sect of that party is going to complete ruin the D’s if they don’t get control of those maniacs that will implode the left or the country if they got their way.
ODD. There may be some “excepted” employees that could be still working on “mission critical” type work. MAYBE don’t know what that work might be. Could also be a state conservation person answering calls for NRCS. Be interesting if they can do much of anything other than answer the phones.
I believe that is one of the programs that will be worked on from what I am told, payments only. No new signups I am sure.
And not to mention trying to find a replacement for employees that jump ship. Who would be interested in those positions with the turmoil over government employment lately. So may be understaffed and/or lacking quality staff for awhile when the offices open back up.
Usually it's a week or 2...but just like those expecting CRP payments to pay for their farms by the taxpayers...those federal workers are working other jobs or getting loans because some don't know how to manage their finances.
Along with a high percentage of the population. Well over the majority do not have an emergency fund and live paycheck to paycheck.
Bingo. If I have to rely on something else to pay for what I want. I don't need it. (Yes, I did buy my first farm on a loan so I did get "assistance) Just wish I would have figured it out 20 yrs earlier
