All wheat sold through commercial channels in Nebraska or delivered into Nebraska is to be checked off. The checkoff is assessed at the first sale or at the time of delivery for out of state delivered wheat in which no sales transaction occurs. For wheat going under a Farm Service Agency (FSA), Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loan, the assessment is made at the time of the loan.

The current wheat checkoff is 5/10 of 1% of the value.

Detailed information about the Nebraska Wheat Board, how funds are utilized, and budget information can be found at the Nebraska Wheat Board website at www.nebraskawheat.com or the Nebraska Wheat Board can be contacted at 245 Fallbrook Blvd. Suite 202 Lincoln, NE 68521, 402-471-2358, wheat.board@nebraska.gov.

In general, there is no refund provision for the wheat checkoff.

If wheat is pledged as collateral for a CCC loan through the FSA, producers are eligible for a refund if the grain 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 68509-4668. A refund request can be made at any time after repayment or up to 30 days after the life of the loan.

Wheat grown by a producer and then fed to the producer's livestock is not subject to the checkoff.

Generally, the only time this type of situation could happen would be if the producer had the grain under a CCC loan and the loan was redeemed and the grain then marketed into commercial channels. It is important that, if the producer redeems the wheat and then sells it, the CCC repayment sheets (showing the payment of the checkoff) be used as proof to prevent the checkoff from being assessed a second time. In situations when an assessment is taken a second time, it is the producer's responsibility to contact the purchaser of the redeemed loan wheat and ask for a refund after providing the necessary proof of assessment. Refunds can only be requested from the entity that purchased the grain. FSA offices are not responsible to make any refunds if grain was checked off twice. An individual has one year from the point in time a double assessment occurred to request a refund. Any questions relative to this can be made to the Fee Collection Program.

The Fee Collection Program, administered by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, in cooperation through contractual arrangements with the various commodity groups, administers a joint fee collection program for all of the agriculture checkoff programs authorized by statute. Please write or call the Fee Collection Program, P.O. Box 94668, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4668, phone 402-471-6819.