U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Claiborne-Union Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director, Kay Russell, reminds agricultural producers that July 15 is the deadline to file an acreage report for spring seeded crops.
It will be to farmers’ advantage to report planted crop acres to FSA by July 15 – this includes hay, pasture, corn, soybeans, fruits, vegetables, etc . The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) requires producers on a farm to submit annual acreage reports on all cropland in order to earn USDA benefits. Timely crop acreage reports to FSA for pasture and hay for livestock producers are strongly encouraged.
“Timely acreage reports for all crops and land uses, including prevented and failed acreage that producers submit to their local FSA office, are important to ensure program eligibility,” said Russell.
For questions on this or any FSA program, including specific crop reporting deadlines and planting dates, producers should contact their county FSA office or seek information online at www.fsa.usda.gov.