FSA lists July 16 reporting deadline and key program dates

Press release

USDA Farm Service Agency has reminded Montana farmers and ranchers of the current signups and upcoming program dates and deadlines. For assistance, people should contact their local FSA office.

• Now through Aug. 1: 2018 Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage annual signup period

• Now through Aug. 1: 2018 FSA County Committee Election Nomination Period

• Now through and Aug. 17: Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Signup Period and 1-year Extensions on contracts expiring Sept. 30

• Now through Oct. 1: 2019 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Application Closing Date for Annual Fall-Seeded Crops, Perennial Forage and Grazing, Mixed Forage Crops (including spring seeded annual types of missed forage), Rye, Speltz, Triticale, Wheat and Garlic

Key Program Dates and Deadlines

• May 15 to July 15: Montana Primary Nesting Season

• July 16: 2018 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Spring Seeded Alfalfa Seed, Forage Seeding, CRP, Fruit (except cherries), Vegetables, Christmas Trees, all Spring-Seeded Crops and all other crops not required to be reported by previously announced deadlines. Please note that this is the final date that FSA can accept late-filed 2017 reports for these crops.

• July 16: 2018 CRP Summer/Fall Grazing Period Begins (with prior written approval)

• July 16: 2018 CRP Managed Harvesting Period Begins (with prior written approval)

• Aug. 1: Deadline for 2018 ARC and PLC Enrollment

• Aug. 1: 2018 FSA County Committee Election Nomination Period Deadline

• Aug. 1: Last day to request FY 2018 farm reconstitutions on ARC and PLC farms

• Aug. 1: Last day to request farm transfers for FY 2018

• Aug. 17: Last day of Continuous CRP Signup Period and one-year extensions on expiring contracts

• Sept. 4: 2019 NAP Application Closing Date Value-Loss Crops such as nursery, Christmas trees, grass sod, ginseng, aquaculture, floriculture, root stock sets and mushrooms.

• Sept. 13: 2018 CRP Summer/Fall Grazing Period Ends

• Sept. 30: 2018 CRP Managed Harvesting Period Ends

• Oct. 1: 2019 NAP Application Closing Date for Annual Fall-Seeded Crops, Perennial Forage and Grazing, Mixed Forage Crops (including spring seeded annual types of mixed forage), Rye, Speltz, Triticale, Wheat and Garlic

For more information, people can call their local FSA office and visit Montana FSA online at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/mt/.