I know some of you are going to start something political, go ahead, and you can deal with the moderator. I have to post to vent though.
If any of you have applied for the CFAP payment for cattle and are expecting a big payment because that's what the calculator on the USDA website says, don't spend the money yet, that's all I can tell you. Unless you actually sold cattle between January 15 and April 16, you're out of luck. Those big numbers that look like they're what you'll get for inventory, guess again. You'll get $33 a head, or should I say $26.40 a head since they only pay 80%. If you sold cattle after April 16 and took it in the backside like I did, you'll have to eat it. You'll get the $26.40, even though, in my case I sold for more than $350 a head less than I was getting in early January.
I'm seeing red right now. That chart is confusing. I talked to both gals at the FSA office and they said I'm not the only one who was confused about it. I'm just warning you, don't get your hopes up. This is just the latest in the feel good scams. I ended up with just 22.47% of what I was expecting.
If any of you have applied for the CFAP payment for cattle and are expecting a big payment because that's what the calculator on the USDA website says, don't spend the money yet, that's all I can tell you. Unless you actually sold cattle between January 15 and April 16, you're out of luck. Those big numbers that look like they're what you'll get for inventory, guess again. You'll get $33 a head, or should I say $26.40 a head since they only pay 80%. If you sold cattle after April 16 and took it in the backside like I did, you'll have to eat it. You'll get the $26.40, even though, in my case I sold for more than $350 a head less than I was getting in early January.
I'm seeing red right now. That chart is confusing. I talked to both gals at the FSA office and they said I'm not the only one who was confused about it. I'm just warning you, don't get your hopes up. This is just the latest in the feel good scams. I ended up with just 22.47% of what I was expecting.