Montana FSA program deadlines listed

From Montana Farm Service Agency website

Following are upcoming deadlines for FSA programs

• Underway: Conservation Reserve Program general signup, deadline to be determined.

• March 1 to May 14: 2021 CRP Spring Non-Emergency Grazing Period, prior approval required.

• April 5: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 reopened. Sign-up period will remain open for at least 60 days.

• May 31: Final availability date for loans and LDPs for prior year harvested corn, dry peas, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, rice, safflower seed, chickpeas, soybeans and sunflower seed.

• July 15: 2021 Acreage reporting deadline for annually seeded spring crops, spring seeded alfalfa seed, forage seeding, Conservation Reserve Program, perennial forage not covered under the NAP, and all other crops not required to be reported by a previous reporting date. This is the final date that FSA can accept late-filed 2020 reports for these crops.

• Ongoing: Producers should contact FSA right away for notice of loss deadlines and disaster program requirements.

For more information, people can contact their local FSA office and or visit http://www.farmers.gov .