Farm Service Agency PaperworkUSDAUnited States
Department of
Agriculture
Arnold Tillberg
1837 E. Magnolia Rd.
Salina, Kansas 67401
Dear Producer:
KA Farm Saline County FSA Office
Service 1410 E. Iron Suite #12
Agency Salina, Kansas 67401
785- 825 -8269 FAX 785 825 -1533
Date: September 9, 2008
Farm Number: 311
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This letter concerns your recent enrollment of this farm in the 2008 Direct and Counter- Cyclical Program (DCP).
Your 2008 DCP Contract has been approved. However, Section 1101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 provides that payments are not authorized to producers on a farm having 10 or less base acres of covered
commodities and peanuts.
My review shows that this enrolled farm has 10 or less base acres of covered commodities and peanuts. Accordingly,
DCP payments will not be issued to producers on this farm.
If you believe I have not properly reviewed this farm's records in determining that the farm has 10 or less base acres of
covered commodities and peanuts, you may appeal this determination to the county committee by filing a written
request no later than 30 days after you receive this notice in accordance with the FSA appeal procedures found at 7
CFR Part 780. If you appeal to the county committee, you have the right to an informal hearing which you or your
representative may attend either personally or by telephone. If you appeal this determination to the county committee,
you may later appeal any adverse determination of the county committee to the FSA State Conunittee or the National
Appeals Division. To appeal, write to the county committee at the following address and explain why you believe this
determination is erroneous.
Saline County FSA Committee
1410 E. Iron Suite #12
Salina, Kansas 67401
If you do not timely file an appeal of this determination, this shall be the final administrative determination with respect
to this matter in accordance with regulations at 7 CFR Part 780.
Sincerely,
David J. eany
Saline County Exec e Director
Cc: City of Salina, Owner
Farm Service Agency is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to:
USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326 -W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D. C. 20250 -9410
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
Dennis M. Kissinger
City Manager
300 West Ash • P.O. Box 736
Salina, Kansas 67402 -0736
Executive Director
Saline County FSA Office
1410 East Iron, Suite 12
Salina, KS 67401
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May 30, 2003
TELEPHONE • (785) 309 -5700
FAX • (785) 309 -5711
TDD • (785) 309 -5747
E -MAIL • den n is. kiss inger(a)salIna.org
WEBSITE • www.d.salina.ks.us
Re: Farm No. 311; Farm No. 1108; Farm No. 1225
Dear Staff Member:
Per your request, this letter will confirm that any one of the following City of Salina
officials is authorized to sign any or all farm program documents for any of the below-
listed city properties.
❑ Don Hoff, Director of Utilities
• Shawn O'Leary, Director of Engineering and General Services
• Rodney Franz, Director of Finance
Each of the above City Department Directors has been delegated official city
authority to take necessary action related to management of the subject properties,
leased as cropland. By delegating city authority to any of the three, we will be assured
of timely completion of any documents you may require.
❑ Farm No. 311 —Approximately 11 acre parcel east of the Smoky Hill River, north of
Magnolia Road in Saline County. Crop agreement with Arnold Tillberg. Flood control
property.
❑ Farm No. 1108 — Parcel located west of Smoky Hill River, north of Iron Avenue in
Saline County. Crop agreement with David Abbott. Flood control property.
❑ Farm No. 1225 — An approximate 400 -acre portion of the City of Salina Municipal
Solid Waste Landfill Facility property, located on Section 7, T1 5S, R3W, near
Waterwell and Burma Roads in Saline County. Landfill property.
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Saline County FSA Office
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Please let me know if you need anything further from the City of Salina regarding
this matter. This combined authorization letter replaces my letter dated December 10,
2002 regarding Farm No. 1225.
cc: Rod Franz
Shawn O'Leary
Don Hoff
Sincerely,
Dennis M. Kissinger
City Manager
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AND ADMINISTRATION
Rodney Franz, Director
300 West Ash, P.O. Box 736
Salina, Kansas 67402 -0736
DATE: May 12, 2003
TO: Dennis Kissinger, City Manager
FROM: Rod Franz, Director of Finance and Administration
RE: Farm Leases
TELEPHONE (785) 309 -5735
FAX (785) 309 -5738
TDD (785) 309 -5747
E -MAIL rod.franz @salina.org
Website: www.ci.salina.ks.us
We have three parcels of ground that we lease to private individuals for farming operations. We
periodically receive documents from the Farm Service Agency that need to be executed on behalf
of the City for each of these properties.
Parcel # 1: Located east of the river and north of Magnolia. This parcel is adjacent to the Elks
Club, and is leased to Arnold Tillberg. The FSA designates this as Farm # 311, in the name of
Arnold Tillberg. It is approximately 11 acres in size. Tillberg pays us $70 per year for cropland.
Parcel # 2: Located on the west side of the river channel, but east of the levee, immediately north
of Iron Avenue. This is designated as FSA Farm # 1108, in the name of the City of Salina and is
about 9? acres in size. David Abbott has been given permission to use this parcel for haying
according to the list maintained at General Services, however, we do not have a formal lease on
this property. Mr. Abbot does have leases on two other parcels, totaling 31 acres for a grand total
of $15 per year. The most recent lease we have of record for the subject property is to Don
Mattison. The Mattison lease was terminated in 1995.
Parcel # 3: Located at the City landfill, and leased to Dennis Swenson. The FSA designates this
as Farm # 1225, under the name of Dennis Swenson. Our agreement with Swenson provides that
Swenson is to pay us 40% of crop proceeds and government payments less 40% of the cost of
fertilizers and hervicides used.
You had written the Farm Service Agency in December 2002, authorizing Don Hoff to sign on behalf
of the Swenson Lease at the landfill. (Copy attached). The FSA is asking for a similar letter on the
other two parcels. This year, Shawn O'Leary signed for the Tillberg property, I signed for the City of
Salina property, and Don Hoff signed for the Swenson Lease. If you want only Shawn and Don to
be the designated signatories, which makes sense —these properties are all flood or landfill
properties, we can recall the one I signed and re -sign it.
Finally, we should probably get a written lease executed with Mr. Abbot to formally authorize use of
the property and provide for indemnification.
Jody at the Farm Service Office indicates that they need to have the authorizations for the
signatures on file by the end of May.
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Dennis M. Kissinger r CityOk
Clty Manager
300 West Ash - P.O. Box 736
Salina, Kansas 67402 -0736 C s1:...
Executive Director
Saline County FSA Office
1823 South Ohio Street
Salina, KS 67401
Dear Sir:
�. TELEPHONE • (785) 309 -5700
FAX • (785) 309 -5711
TDD . (785) 309 -5747
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December 10, 2002
Re: Farm No. 1225
This letter will confirm that Don Hoff, Director of Utilities for the City of Salina, has
direct responsibility for the management of the Salina Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Facility located on Section 7, T158, R3W, This landfill site also includes approximately
400 acres of cropland (wheat) which is currently leased to Dennis Swenson,
Dan Hoff, in his capacity as Director of Utilities, has been designated the authority
to sign all farm program documents relating to this site on behalf of the City of Salina. If
you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me.
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The enclosed information is being furnished to you in order for you to
comply with the Conservation Provisions of the 1985 FARM BILL. Those
provisions require all Highly Erodible Land (HEL) fields to have a
conservation plan developed and approved by the SALINE COUNTY
CONSERVATION DISTRICT by 1990 in order to remain eligible for USDA
Farm Programs. Any conservation work called for in the plan must, be
completed by 1995.
The enclosed information represents the first step in that program.
It indicates those fields which are designated as HEL (Highly Erodible
Land). The fields on the photos are marked either HEL or N (Non
Highly Erodible). Fields are designated either HEL or N regardless
of whether the conservation work is already completed or not. IF the
conservation work has already been completed, then, the work must be
reviewed and the .plan updated and certified by the SALINE COUNTY
CONSERVATION DISTRICT. If the field is designated as HEL and has NO
previous conservation plan, then a new plan must be developed by 1990.
All SALINE COUNTY Fields will be designated and all owners and
operators notified of those designations by January 1, 19BB.
We will assist you in developing conservation plans as time permits.
You can and should request our assistance as soon as possible (If you
want our assistance), and we will set up a list of those requests by
dates they are received. We will then contact you and schedule a
planning date.
There will be hundreds of plans to complete. by 1990, so the sooner we
get started, the sooner you will know what you need to do to remain
eligible for farm programs after 1990.
We consider our primary ,lob as SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE employees is
to assist you to remain in compliance with the 1985 Farm BI11. Please
contact our office if you have further questions.
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District Conservationist
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The Food Security Act of 1985 requires producers to certify that
Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation provisions
have not been violated before they may be eligible for any USDA
program benefits.
The SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE has reviewed the fields on the following
farms you have an interest in and determined none of the fields are
predominately highly erodible. Unless additional land is broken out,
you can be assured of compliance with the Highly Erodible Land
Conservation and Wetland Conservation provisions.
FARM #
Duane T. Goerend
District Conservationist
O The Soil Conservation Service
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7. Are highly erodible soil map units on this farm?
8. a. 1981.198 erodible fields that, according to ASCS records, were used to produce an agricultural commodity in any crop Year during
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which a plan Is not being applied, actively aPPBed on all of these fields? If llat the fields (from the'ASCS records) on
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9, a. List highly erodible fields thati according to ASCS records, have been conwrtod for the production of agrieultura(commodlties,
were not used for this purpose in any crop rear during 19811985, and were not enrolled In a USDA set4dde or di wrdon
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is not be being used on these tleldst II'to;' flat the fields (from tha AS(S records) on which a rystam
being used. _
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10. Are there other fields that (1) have highly erodible map units, (2) were not used to produce in cultural eo' Jnmodlty !n any crop year
after 1980, and (3) were not enrolled in a USDA
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Program to any crop year during 1981.19857
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DfsMct on ,19 , and conform with the technical requbements o f the SC field a DinnIt, S
like technkal guide for the
12. Are hyddc w!]s, on this farm? If'ges;' Itst the fields (from the ASCU records) la which they oo=. YES N o
13. Are wetlands on this firm? if "yes,:' LLtt the fields, outline the wetland eteu within fields on the ASCS p¢otogrnph(s), and mirk with
14. Are converted wetlands on this farm thatiuve been converted since December 23, 1985? IC "yes," llst tbe tklds, outlinecoaverted
wetlands on the ASCS photog[aph(s), and rpark with "cw
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15. An converted wetlands coveted by exemptions ?. If "yes;' list those fields, outline tho exempt converted wetlands on the ASCS phato-
ipaph(il; and mark with "em ". Note the exemptions for each area:
a. Field No. o, Field No,
b, Exemption - d. Exemption '
16. the wetlaad'daterminstlon was done to thebftico 0 field
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17, This determination war hand dellwred 0 , m s d-1g to the producer on
Any Producer whG does IIOt agree with this determination (DAT )
prerequisitI for an further a ' request mconildention from the person mating thtr determhution. Th1s request is a
y PPemr the requesI must be 1n writing and most set forth reasons for the requost, It must be received by SCS within 15 days
after the producer receives the datermtnatlon. - .
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ervation Sarvke ars aysl/shle without regard to ages, taliplwr, eo/o% sax, spa, hSndkV or nrtloA#1 crlpin.
In order for the county committee to approve payment on
any cash rent farm with a verbal agreement, we need the following
information for our files:
Legal description of land rented: A tract of land containing
approximately seven (7) acres located in Section Thirty (30),
Township Fourteen (14) South, Range Two (2) West in Saline
County, Kansas, and generally described as the land owned by the
party of.the first part, which lies North of the Kansas Power &
Light transmission line and bounded by the old and new channels
of the Smoky Hill River.
The term of the lease is for continuous use from year to year,
unless a written notice is given by the operator or landowner
to terminate the lease, wy:
Amount of lease payments are due on an annual basis/.
It is also agreed all government ASCS pyaments for crops planted
go to the lessee.
It is also understood that in order for the lessor to participate
in the wheat and /or feed grain programs on any other farms he
may have an interest in, this farm must be in compliance with
the allotment and bases as applicable.
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