April 2: Application for Payment deadline for the 2017 Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). (A notice of loss must have been filed with the local FSA office within 30 calendar days from when the 2017 loss was apparent.)
April 2: Final availability date for Loans and LDPs for 2017 Barley, Canola, Crambe, Flaxseed, Honey, Oats, Rapeseed, Wheat and Sesame Seed
May 14: 2018 CRP Spring Managed Grazing Period Ends (livestock must be removed when the calculated AUMs have been utilized but no later than May 14)
May 15 to July 15: Montana Primary Nesting Season
May 31: Final availability date for Loans and LDPs for 2017 Corn, Dry Peas, Grain Sorghum, Lentils, Mustard Seed, Rice, Safflower Seed, Chickpeas, Soybeans and Sunflower Seed
June 15: 2018 FSA County Committee Election Nomination Period Begins
July 16: 2018 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Spring Seeded Alfalfa Seed, Forage Seeding, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Fruit (except cherries), Vegetables, Christmas Trees, all Spring-Seeded Crops and all other crops not required to be reported by previously announced deadlines. Please note that this is the final date that we can accept late-filed 2017 reports for these crops.
July 16: 2018 CRP Summer/Fall Grazing Period Begins (with prior written approval)
July 16: 2018 CRP Managed Harvesting Period Begins (with prior written approval)
Aug. 1: Deadline for 2018 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) & Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Enrollment
Aug. 1: 2018 FSA County Committee Election Nomination Period Deadline
Aug. 1: Last day to request FY 2018 farm reconstitutions on ARC & PLC farms
Aug. 1: Last day to request farm transfers for FY 2018
For more information, contact your local FSA office and/or visit Montana FSA online at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/mt.
