USDA FarmService Agency Deadlines
USDA Farm Service Agency reminds Montana agricultural producers of important program dates and deadlines:
Feb. 28: Last day of General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Signup
March 2: Deadline for the 2019 Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Application for Payment and all supporting documentation for timely filed 2019 LIP notices of livestock losses.
March 16: Last day of 2019 Agricultural Risk Coverage – Price Loss Coverage (ARC-PLC) Enrollment and Program Election Period
March 16: 2020 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Coverage Application Closing Date for all Spring Crops except Spring-Seeded Canola, Rye, Speltz, Triticale, Wheat and Mixed Forage
March 16: First day of 2020 CRP Spring Managed Grazing Period (prior approval required)
March 16: First day of CRP Grasslands Signup
March 31: Last day to apply for a 2019 Crop Marketing Assistance Loan or Loan Deficiency Payment for harvested Barley, Canola, Crambe, Flaxseed, Honey, Oats, Rapeseed, Wheat and Sesame Seed
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