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BY BOB WILLIAMSON Rapphaiinock News Contributing Writer
Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) are available to the farmers when the market rate falls below the county loan rate for a crop. With .grain prices dropping, farmers may be eligible for a LDP. This is a direct payment to the farmer and does not have to be repaid. The payment is based on the difference between the market rate and the county loan rate for the crop on a specific day.
lb be eligible for a LDP, you must do the following.
• Report your grain acreage.
• The farm must be in the AMTA Program (except soybeans).
• You must have beneficial interest in the crop.
• You must sign form CCC709 before the grain is har
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