USDA Montana Farm Service Agency reminds producers of several important upcoming deadlines. For more information regarding FSA programs and/or loans, contact your local county FSA office located in 48 USDA Service Centers across Montana and visit us online at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/mt.
Upcoming 2013 Dates and Deadlines:
May 1: USDA Claims Filing Deadline for Hispanic & Women Farmers and Ranchers (For claims assistance, contact: 1-888-508-4429 and/or http://www.farmerclaims.gov.)
May 14: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Managed Spring Grazing Period Ends
May 15: Final Seeding Date for CRP Spring Seedings
May 20: CRP General Signup 45 Begins
May 31: Final date to apply for Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) or Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) on 2012 crop year harvested corn, dry peas, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, rice, safflower seed, chickpeas, soybeans and sunflower seed
June 3: 2013 Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) Program Signup Deadline
June 7: Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Crop Disaster Program Signup Deadline for 2011 Crop Year
June 14: CRP General Signup 45 Deadline
July 15: 2013 Crop Year FSA Acreage Reporting Deadline for Spring Seeded: Grass, Mixed Forage, Alfalfa, Clover, the year of seeding (annual & perennial types), Barley, Canola, Corn, Dry Beans, Dry Peas, Flax, Mustard, Spring Oats, Potatoes, Safflower, Sugar Beets, Sunflowers, Spring Wheat, CRP and all other crops
July 15: 2012 Crop Year Non-insured Crop Disaster Program (NAP) Production Report Deadline
July 15: 2012 Crop Year NAP Application for Payment Deadline
July 15: 2012 Crop Year ACRE Production Report Deadline
July 16: CRP Managed Summer/Fall Grazing Period Begins
Aug. 2: 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP) Program Signup Deadline
Sept. 3: 2014 Crop Year NAP application sales closing date for value-loss crops
Sept. 13: CRP Managed Summer/Fall Grazing Period Ends
Sept. 30: Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC) Contracts Expire
Nov. 12: All Hay Bales Must be Removed from CRP Acres
Nov. 15: 2014 Crop Year FSA Acreage Reporting Deadline for Fall Seeded: Grass, Mixed Forage, Alfalfa, Clover, the year of seeding (annual and perennial types), Established Grass, Mixed Forage, Alfalfa, Clover in years subsequent to the year of seeding (perennial types), Apiculture, Fall Wheat, and all other Fall-Seeded Small Grains
Dec. 2: 2014 Crop Year NAP application sales closing date for honey
For more information about the programs and loans administered by FSA, visit any FSA office or visit the website at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/mt.
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