Deadline set in Ohio for unshorn wool, mohair and lamb pelts

COLUMBUS — The Farm Service Agency today reminded producers that the final date to request a 2010 crop Marketing Assistance Loans or Loan Deficiency Payments for wool, mohair, and/or unshorn pelts from lambs slaughtered in 2010 is Monday.

Eligible producers must have beneficial interest in the pelts, owned the lamb for at least 30 calendar days before the date of slaughter and sell the unshorn lamb for immediate slaughter.

Producers must also comply with wetland conservation and highly erodible land conservation provisions on all lands they operate or have interest in.

To qualify for payment, pelts must have been produced by an eligible producer from live unshorn lambs of domestic origin in the United States.

For more information on MALs or LDPs, visit your local FSA office.