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EXECUTION CHECKLIST · FUNDING CYCLE · FY2027

Everything MT- Land & Cattle LLC needs to file

In filing order. Steps 1 and 2 gate everything else — no farm number, no programs.

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Step 1 · Accounts & identity
DO THESE BEFORE THE FIELD-OFFICE VISIT — EVERYTHING ELSE DEPENDS ON THEM.
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Step 2 · Establish farm records (FSA)
NO FARM NUMBER = NO PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. THIS IS THE GATE.
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Step 3 · Conservation (NRCS — EQIP & CSP)
BEGINNING FARMER STATUS UNLOCKS UP TO 90% COST SHARE AND ADVANCE PAYMENTS.
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Step 4 · Capital (FSA loans)
DIRECT OPERATING UP TO $400K · FARM OWNERSHIP UP TO $600K.
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Step 5 · Disaster & ongoing
VERIFY ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIOR-YEAR DROUGHT BEFORE THE MARCH 1, 2027 DEADLINE.
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Bring to the appointment
DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
  • Articles of Organization + Operating Agreement (KS, 2025)
  • EIN assignment letter (41-3604243)
  • Deeds for all 880 owned acres + any lease agreements
  • Driver's licenses for Derek Thomas and Lee Mudd
  • Most recent 3 years tax returns (personal + entity if filed)
  • Current balance sheet — land, herd, equipment, debt
  • Herd inventory: 142 head by class, with weights and calving dates
  • Lyndon State Bank loan statements and payoff letters
  • Grazing / rotation plan and any existing conservation records
  • Voided check or SF-1199A for direct deposit of USDA payments
Who to call
FIELD OFFICES
Osage County NRCS Field Office
115 W 17TH ST, LYNDON, KS 66451
(785) 828-4631
EQIP · CSP
Osage County FSA Service Center
CO-LOCATED — CONFIRM WHEN YOU CALL NRCS
Confirm at first call
OPERATING & OWNERSHIP LOANS · LFP · ELAP · FARM NUMBER
Kansas NRCS State Office
SALINA, KS
(785) 823-4500
STATE-LEVEL ESCALATION