Can a producer get a corn checkoff refund?
In general, there is no refund provision for the corn checkoff. If corn is pledged as collateral for a CCC loan through the FSA, producers are eligible for a refund if the corn is redeemed and then fed by the producer to his or her livestock. To receive a checkoff refund for loan grain that is redeemed to be fed to that producer’s livestock, the producer must send a copy of his/her farm storage note and security agreement (Form CCC 677) and all loan repayment receipts (Form CCC 500) to the Fee Collection Program in care of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 94668, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509. A refund request can be made at any time after repayment or up to 30 days after the life of the loan. Is corn grown by the producer and fed to the producer’s livestock subject to the checkoff? Corn grown by a producer and then fed to the producer’s livestock is not subject to the checkoff. How does the producer receive corrective action if a double assessment happens on corn? Generally,
