For shrimpers that are not participating in the FY2010 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAAF) program, the deadline for applications for the FY2011 TAAF program is tomorrow, December 23, 2010. We have been reminded that late applications will not be accepted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Applications for TAAF (Form FSA-229-1) can be downloaded from the website www.taaforfarmers.org by clicking on “Shrimp (Applied After Sept 24)” and must be submitted to your local Farm Services Agency office of the USDA. Shrimpers in 24 parishes in Louisiana, 35 counties in Florida, and 4 counties in South Carolina need only demonstrate that they landed shrimp in 2008 and in one of the three prior years between 2005 and 2007 in order to establish threshold individual eligibility for the FY2011 program.
The counties and parishes that have received “group” certification from the USDA are as follows:
Summary of Group Eligibility by FSA Office
South Carolina
Jasper County Farm Service Agency
Services: Jasper County, Beaufort County
Charleston County Farm Service Agency
Services: Charleston County, Berkeley County
Louisiana
St. John’s the Baptist County Farm Service Agency
Services: Orleans Parish, St. Bernard’s Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Jefferson Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish
LaFourche County Farm Service Agency
Services: LaFourche Parish, Assumption Parish, Terrebonne Parish
Washington County Farm Service Agency
Services: St. Tammany Parish, Washington Parish
Tangipahoa County Farm Service Agency
Services: Tangipahoa Parish, St. Helena Parish
Livingston County Farm Service Agency
Services: Livingston Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish
Ascension County Farm Service Agency
Services: St. James Parish, Ascension Parish
Iberia County Farm Service Agency
Services: Iberia Parish
St. Martin County Farm Service Agency
Services: St. Martin Parish
St. Landry County Farm Service Agency
Services: St. Landry Parish
Lafayette County Farm Service Agency
Services: Lafayette Parish
Evangeline County Farm Service Agency
Services: Evangeline Parish
Acadia County Farm Service Agency
Services: Acadia Parish
Jefferson Davis County Farm Service Agency
Services: Jefferson Davis Parish
Florida
Duval County Farm Service Agency
Services: Nassau County, Duval County, Baker County
Putnam County Farm Service Agency
Services: St. John’s County, Flagler County, Putnam County, Clay County
Volusia County Farm Service Agency
Services: Volusia County, Seminole County
Gilchrist County Farm Service Agency
Services: Dixie County, Gilchrist County
Levy County Farm Service Agency
Services: Levy County
Sumter County Farm Service Agency
Services: Citrus County, Sumter County
Santa Rosa County Farm Service Agency
Services: Santa Rosa County
Okaloosa County Farm Service Agency
Services: Okaloosa County
Walton County Farm Service Agency
Services: Walton County
Calhoun County Farm Service Agency
Services: Franklin County, Gulf County, Calhoun County, Liberty County
Jefferson County Farm Service Agency
Services: Wakulla County, Jefferson County, Leon County
Lee County Farm Service Agency
Services: Lee County, Collier County, Charlotte County
Hardee County Farm Service Agency
Services: Manatee County, Hardee County, Sarasota County, Desoto County
Hillsborough County Farm Service Agency
Services: Pinellas County, Hillsborough County
Pasco County Farm Service Agency
Services: Pasco County, Hernando County