Michigan is the second most agriculturally diverse state in the country. Michigan's unique micro-climates allow farmers to produce over 125 different food and fiber products. Agriculture, the 2nd largest industry contributes $37 billion annually to the states economy.
Michigan ranks #1 in production of black beans, cranberry beans, blueberries, tart cherries, processing cucumbers and Niagara grapes, the production of flowering and bedding plants, seed and cutting geraniums and hanging baskets.
- January 31st - Final date to obtain loans or LDP's on wool and mohair for the proceeding year
- March 31st - Final date to obtain loans or LDP's on harvested small grains for the proceeding crop year
- May 31st - final date to obtain loans or LDP's on harvested feed grains and soybeans for the proceeding crop year
- June 1st - Deadline for DCP Enrollment/ACRE election under 2012 Farm Bill provisions
- June 20th - Final date to submit a prevented planting claim for corn for current crop year
- July 5th - Final date to submit a prevented planting claim for soybeans for current crop year
- July 15th - Final crop certification date for all crops, CRP and grazing lands for current crop year
- July 15th - Deadline for reporting previous crop year's production for enrolled ACRE farms
- July 15th - Deadline for reporting previous crop year's NAP crop production
- July 15th - Deadline to establish Farm Benchmark Yields for newly enrolled ACRE farms
- July 15th - Deadline to report production and disposition of the crop for farms enrolled in 2010 Planting Transferability Pilot Program (PTPP)
- July 29th - Deadline to sign-up for Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE). SURE signup is for the crop year two years prior to the current crop year.
- October 1st - Enrollment begins for the Direct and Counter Cyclical Program (DCP) and ACRE
- -Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP)
- -Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
USDA and Internal Revenue Service will use an electronic information exchange process to ensure payments have not been issued to producers whose average adjusted gross income (AGI) exceeds certain limits. Click here for more info.
Call or write us at: United States Department of Agriculture Michigan Farm Service Agency 3001 Coolidge Rd, Suite 350 East Lansing, Mi. 48823-6321 (517)324-5110 Office hours M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
Cheryl Kobernik, Chairperson Art Lister Jr., Member Annette Magda, Member Dr. Eddie Moore, Member Robert Walther, Member
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