Montana FSA Program Dates/Deadlines

USDA in Montana reminds agricultural producers of important Farm Service Agency (FSA) program dates. Contact your local service center to apply and with any questions. Visit online at farmers.gov and fsa.usda.gov/mt.

July 14: ERP Phase 2 application period ends. To view information about ERP Phase 2, go to the Emergency Relief Program website. For more information on payment calculations, payment limitations or how to determine allowable gross revenue, please reference the ERP Phase 2 fact sheet. You can also read the News Release that was issued earlier this year in Jan.

July 14: PARP application period ends. For more information on determining allowable gross revenue visit farmers.gov/coronavirus/pandemic-assistance/parp or review the PARP fact sheet. You can also read the News Release that was issued earlier this year in Jan.

July 17: 2023 acreage reporting deadline for spring seeded alfalfa seed, forage seeding, CRP, perennial forage not covered under NAP and all other crops not required to be reported by a previous reporting date. *Note- Producers who acquire land after the crop reporting date (July 17, 2023), have 30 days from the date they acquire the land to timely file a crop report on the new land.

July 17: Deadline to certify ARC-IC Yields

July 26: ODMAP signup deadline

July 31: CRP CLEAR30 signup 59 ends

Aug. 1: Deadline to request a farm reconstitution or farm transfer for program year 2023.

Sept. 1: NAP application closing date for fall and spring seeded Canola and all Value Loss Crops.

Sept. 30: NAP application closing date for all perennial forage, fall and spring seeded garlic, rye, speltz, triticale, wheat, and mixed forage crops. Please note that the acreage reporting date for your NAP covered crops is the earlier of the established FSA acreage reporting date for the crop or 15 calendar days before the onset of harvest or grazing of the specific crop acreage being reported.

Oct. 31: OCCSP signup is open now until October 31, 2023

ELAP notice of loss must be filed within 30 days of when loss is apparent for livestock and farm-raised fish losses.

ELAP notice of loss must be filed within 15 days of when loss is apparent for honeybee losses.

*Note for ELAP Notice of Loss- If you are still hauling feed/water/livestock in 2023 due to the 2022 drought, a new NOL is required for the 2023 calendar year - even if you already submitted a NOL in 2022.

LIP notice of loss must be filed within 30 days of when the loss is apparent.