Final Availability Dates for 2008 Crop Loans and LDP's: 31-May - Cotton, Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans, Sunflower Seeds
NAP Insurance Sales Closing Dates: 1-Dec - Honey
31-Jan - All annually planted crops, both spring and fall
15-Aug - Perennial crops, forage crops for hay and grazing, and all value loss crops
Additional Program Deadlines: Now - Inquire and Sign-up CRP Continuous Practices such as Riparian Buffers
Now - Emergency Conservation approved applicants -- report completed practices to FSA
1-Apr-31-Aug - CRP Nesting Season
31-May-09 - Deadline to report tobacco planted acres
1-Aug - Deadline for requesting the reconstitution of a farm with crop bases
14-Aug- Deadline to report spring/summer-seeded crops
14-Aug - Deadline to certify and pay for final cotton acres for BWEP without a late fee assessed
14-Aug - Deadline to enroll into 2009 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE)
1-Nov - Tobacco Buy Out Program Successor In Interest Contracts for 2010, as well as contract transfers between family members due to death of contract holder or moving "purchased" quota
NOTE: If the crop being reported has NAP coverage, the final date to timely report the acreage is 15 days PRIOR to the onset of harvest or grazing. It is important for producers to remember that crops with NAP coverage will usually have a NAP crop reporting date EARLIER than the regularly established reporting dates for crops without NAP coverage.
Present Emergency Loan Application Deadlines in Georgia:
12-Aug-09 - Designation S2821 in 158 counties due to drought
12-Aug-09 - Designation S2822 in 8 counties due to severe storm with wind and hail
5-Oct-09 - Designation S2846 in 7 counties due to early frost
13-Oct-09 - Designation S2850 in 13 counties due to drought
21-Dec-09 - Designation M1831 in 4 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
23-Dec-09 - Designation M1833 in 50 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
28-Dec-09 - Designation M1831, Amend. 1, in 3 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
28-Dec-09 - Designation M1835 in 6 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
28-Dec-09 - Designation S2864 in 2 counties due to very cold weather and freezing temperatures
4-Jan-10 - Designation M1831, Amend. 2, in 3 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
4-Jan-10 - Designation M1833, Amend. 1, in 61 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
7-Jan-10 - Designation M1833, Amend. 3, in 18 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
8-Jan-10 - Designation M1836 in 3 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
11-Jan-10 - Designation N981 (Physical Loss Only), in 20 counties due to severe snowstorms
20-Jan-10 - Designation S2867 in 25 counties due to freezing temperatures
22-Jan-10 ? N983 in 51 counties (Physical Losses Only) due to high winds and tornadoes
30-Jan-10 - Designation N987 (Severe Physical Losses Only) due to tornado
3-Feb-10 - Designation S2869 in 16 counties due to freezing temperatures
4-Feb-10 - Designation M1840, Amend. 1 in 3 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds
8-Feb-10 - Designation S2871 in 5 counties due to storms, excessive rainfall, and flooding, followed by low temperatures, frost, and freezes
NOTE: All producers are encouraged to contact their local FSA office for information specific to the Emergency Loan Program and to determine whether their counties are declared under a certain designation.
Georgia State FSA Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, STOP 100 Athens, Georgia 30601-2775 Phone: 706-546-2266 Fax: 706-546-2151
State Executive Director
Georgia State Committee
Hobby Stripling (Acting), 706-546-2266 Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant
The Farm Service Agency is a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Located in all 50 states, our mission is to help American farmers provide reasonably priced food and fiber to the nation and the world.
The Georgia Farm Service Agency State Committee oversees the activities of the agency. The members are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. They hear appeals from local farmers and guide the direction of agency policy.
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