Hello Again!
USDA will offer soybean producers the opportunity to request a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order (Order), as authorized under the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act (Act).
Soybean producers who are interested in having a referendum to determine whether to continue the Soybean Checkoff Program are invited to participate. To be eligible to participate, producers must certify and provide documentation that shows that they produced soybeans and paid an assessment on the soybeans during the period of Jan. 1, 2012, through Dec. 31, 2013.
Producers may obtain a form by mail, fax, or in person from FSA county offices starting on May 5 through May 30.
Forms are also available on the AMS website. Producers who don’t participate in FSA programs can still request a referendum at the FSA county office where they own or rent land.
Completed forms and supporting documentation must be returned to the appropriate FSA county office by fax or in person no later than close of business May 30. If returned by mail, it must be postmarked by midnight May 30 and received in the office by close of business on June 5, 2014.
Notice of the request for referendum will be published in the March 4 Federal Register.
For more information, visit the AMS website or contact James Brow, Research and Promotions Branch; Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, AMS, USDA; STOP 0251 – Room 2610-S; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW; Washington, D.C. 20250-0251; or by phone at 202- 720-0633.
That’s all for now,
FSA Andy
