MONROE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will offer soybean producers the opportunity to request a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order, as authorized under the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act.
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, 2007, through Dec. 31, 2008.
Producers may obtain a form by mail, fax, or in person from the local FSA county offices through May 29. Forms may also be obtained at www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketingprograms during the same time period. Individual producers and other producer entities may request a referendum at the county FSA office where their administrative farm records are maintained. For the producer not participating in FSA programs, the opportunity to request a referendum will be provided at the county FSA office where the producer owns or rents land. Completed forms and supporting documentation must be returned to the appropriate county FSA office by fax or in person no later than close of business May 29; or if returned by mail, must be postmarked by midnight May 29, and received in the county FSA office by close of business on June 5.
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, 2007, through Dec. 31, 2008.
Producers may obtain a form by mail, fax, or in person from the local FSA county offices through May 29. Forms may also be obtained at www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketingprograms during the same time period. Individual producers and other producer entities may request a referendum at the county FSA office where their administrative farm records are maintained. For the producer not participating in FSA programs, the opportunity to request a referendum will be provided at the county FSA office where the producer owns or rents land. Completed forms and supporting documentation must be returned to the appropriate county FSA office by fax or in person no later than close of business May 29; or if returned by mail, must be postmarked by midnight May 29, and received in the county FSA office by close of business on June 5.
