State Events

2018 Program Year Common Deadlines
DateEvent/Deadline InformationLocation
September 1, 2017Non-insured Assistance Program (NAP) Deadline for 2018 Value Loss Crops including ginseng, turf grass sod, aquaculture, floriculture, mushrooms, and Christmas Treesn/a
September 30, 2017Non-insured Assistance Program (NAP) application deadline for 2018 crops including alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil, clover, grasses, mixed forages, rhubarb, rye, triticale, vetch, and wheatn/a
November 1, 2017Enrollment begins for 2018 Agriculture Risk Coverage/Price Loss Coverage (ARC/PLC) contracts 
November 15, 2017Acreage reporting deadline for 2018 crops including fall-seeded crops, perennial forage, fall mint, pasture, rangeland, forage, and cover cropsn/a
November 20, 2017Non-insured Assistance Program (NAP) application deadline for 2018 crops including apples, asparagus, blueberries, caneberries, cherries, cranberries, currants, grapes, honey, hops, maple sap, pears, and strawberriesn/a
December 15, 2017Sign-up period deadline for 2018 Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP)n/a
January 15, 2018Acreage reporting deadline for 2018 crops including apples, caneberries, cherries, cranberries, currants, hops, huckleberries, pears, and strawberriesn/a
February 1, 2018Acreage reporting deadline for 2018 maple sap 
March 15, 2018NAP Application deadline to purchase loss coverage for 2018 spring-seeded cropsn/a
March 31, 2018Last day to obtain Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) on 2017 small grain cropsn/a
May 1, 2018NAP Application deadline to purchase loss coverage for 2019 Nursery cropsn/a
May 31, 2018Last day to obtain Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) on 2017 coarse grain cropsn/a
June 22, 2018Last day to enroll in Revised 2018 Dairy Margin Protection Programn/a
June 15-August 1, 2018County Committee Election nomination period for Local Administrative Area (LAA) for election. Individuals can nominate themselves or others.n/a
July 16, 2018Acreage reporting deadline for spring-seeded crops; including forage seeding, crops intended for cover, green manure, or left standing and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acresn/a
August 1, 20182018 Agriculture Risk Coverage/Price Loss Coverage (ARCPLC) enrollment deadline for 2018 contractsn/a
August 17, 2018Deadline to apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Continuous enrollment, re-enrollments, and 1-year extensionsn/a
Ongoing
  • Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up
  • Notify your office of any prevented planting acres within 15 days of the crop's final planting date
  • Notify your county office of any failed acreage when the loss first becomes apparent and before destroying the crop
  • Notify your county office of any losses for the NAP program within 72 hours for hand-harvested crops within 15 days of the notice of loss for all other crops
  • Notify your county office of any losses under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) or Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) within 30 days of notice of loss
  • Notify your county office of any losses under the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) within 90 days of notice of loss
  • Submit application for Farm Storage Facility Loan before delivery of materials and/or construction begins
  • Applications taken for all Farm Loans including direct ownership, direct operating, and microloans
  • Acreage reporting deadlines for various specialty crops occur throughout the year; if you are enrolled in the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program(NAP), please check with your local FSA office for acreage reporting deadlines
 

Other Dates to Remember
Monday, January 15, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed
Monday, February 19, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed
Monday, May 28, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed
Wednesday, July 4, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed
Monday, September 3, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed
Monday, October 8, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed
Monday, November 12, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed
Thursday, November 22, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed
Tuesday, December 25, 2018USDA Service Centers are closed