June 19, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Donny Green in DeKalb and Cannon counties reminds producers to report planted, prevented planted, and failed acres to establish or retain FSA program eligibility.
For planted crops, the following acreage reporting dates are applicable for DeKalb and Cannon counties:
July 15:corn, cucumbers, okra, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelons, and cantaloupes
August 15:green beans
November 15: perennial forage (hay and pasture)
December 15: fall-seeded small grains (wheat)
The following exceptions apply to the above acreage reporting dates:
•If the crop has not been planted by the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed.
•If a producer acquires additional acreage after the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendars days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office.
•If a perennial forage crop is reported with the intended use of “cover only,” “green manure,” “left standing” or “seed,” then the acreage must be reported by July 15, 2018.
Producers must report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, they were prevented from planting. Prevented planting acreage must be reported on form FSA-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and the Risk Management Agency. According to Green, the final planting date for soybeans is June 15, 2018.
Producers with failed acres should also use form FSA-576, Notice of Loss, to report failed acres.
For losses on crops covered by the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program and crop insurance, producers must file a Notice of Loss within 15 days of the occurrence of the disaster or when losses become apparent. Producers must timely file a Notice of Loss for failed acres on all crops including grasses.
Please contact the DeKalb/Cannon County FSA office at 615-597-8225 to schedule an appointment to file a Notice of Loss. To find your local FSA office, visit http://offices.usda.gov.
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