DES MOINES | Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has appear that $501,500 in cost-share allotment is accessible through a new affairs advised to advice farmers with amoebic acceptance expenses.
Farmers are acceptable for 75 percent agreement of acceptable acceptance expenses, bound to $750 per acceptance scope, which accommodate crops, agrarian crops, livestock and processing/handling.
The borderline to administer is Nov. 3, 2014.
"There can be cogent costs associated with amoebic acceptance and this new affairs is advised to advice farmers account some of that expense," Northey said. "Organic producers can acquaintance our administration for added advice and a archetype of the application."
Organic operations charge be in acceptable continuing and acquire a accepted USDA amoebic affidavit to be acceptable to accept reimbursements. Applicants are acceptable for 75 percent agreement of acceptable certification-related costs paid amid Oct. 1, 2013, and Sept. 30, 2014. Additional funds will be allocated for the consecutive years covered by the Farm Bill.
Application forms can be downloaded at www.iowaagriculture.gov/AgDiversification/organicCostShare.asp or a archetype can be mailed by contacting Tammy Stotts at 515-281-7657 or tammy.stotts@iowaagriculture.gov.
Iowa has about 800 certified amoebic operations and the Iowa Administration of Agriculture and Land Stewardship certifies about 400 of those farms.
The Amoebic Acceptance Cost Share Affairs is allotment of the 2014 Farm Bill and is advised to abetment amoebic producers and handlers by offsetting costs associated with amoebic certification. Through the cost-share program, $11.5 actor is accessible to all 50 states, the District of Columbia and bristles U.S. Territories. Only bristles states accept been awarded added allotment than Iowa's $501,500 allocation.
