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Most likely, you are using land that was originally designated for some other crop.  If it was originally setup for another crop, you can still grow a "garden", if its no more than 2 acres, without having to change the crop designation for the rest of the land.  If its more than 2 acres, you must redesignate that part and change the overall crop acreage for the larger crop or loose the crop designation for the whole thing, if they catch you. In that case, you'd have a mess on your hands.  You'd have to start over as if you were a new farmer or had changed to a totally new crop - not good.  It's better to keep the garden below two acres and put the rest of the garden on the land designated for the house, barns, equip, etc.  Here, I have a little under 2 acres for the garden which is still designated as cotton land, but no changes are necessary because it's under two acres.  The rest of the garden is on the 5 acres set aside for the house, barn, and equipment.  Not sure if the 2 acre rule is nation wide, so check it out.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Mark (West Texas - Zone 7b)

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From: SaladG AT aol.com

To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 9:47 PM

Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Certify with the FSA

In a message dated 6/17/05 8:08:13 AM Central Daylight Time, kampy AT grm.net writes:

What’s the deal?

I had to certify before they would OK the certification of our tenants that farm the rest of the farm .  If I didn't give them what they wanted then they would hold up all the paperwork for our tenants which in turn would really screw them up with all the fams they farm, not sure how many farms involved but somewhere around 8000 acres wolud be involved.  I'm pulling our farm ground out of that old farm number and they will give me a new farm number after this crop year is over.   Just another hoop to jump through for them. Geeeeeee.

Phil

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