Our primary mission at Farm Service Agency is to assist Montana farmers and ranchers secure the greatest possible benefit from programs administered by FSA such as farm loans, commodity price support, disaster relief, conservation, or other available resources. The hard-working men and women of Montana’s 49 FSA county offices are at the forefront of our efforts and remain the primary contact for program participation. We encourage you to speak with the staff at your local FSA office on how we can be of service. Our user friendly web site can help you learn more about FSA programs and services and help you locate your local FSA Service Center.
Best Wishes, Richard "Dick" Deschamps, Acting State Executive Director Montana FSA State Office P.O. Box 670 Bozeman, MT 59771 Phone: (406) 587-6872 Fax: (406) 587-6887
If you answered yes or know of somebody who can answer yes to one of those questions, then there is a new program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture that may be of interest. For more information about this program, contact the Fort Peck Community College Agriculture/Extension office at (406) 768-3025.
Important Montana Farm Service Agency Program Deadlines & Reminders: - March 15: NAP Closing Date for 2012 Crops (except value loss and honey)
- March 16: CRP Managed Spring Grazing Period Begins
- March 31: Final date to apply for loans/LDPs for 2011 crop year corn, dry peas, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, rice, safflower seed, chickpeas, soybeans and sunflower seed.
- May 14: CRP Managed Spring Grazing Period Ends
- June 1: 2012 ACRE Signup Deadline
- June 1: 2012 DCP Signup Deadline
- June 1: SURE Signup Deadline for 2010 Crop Year
- July 16: Final date to file 2012 Acreage Report and 2011 NAP Production Report
- July 16: CRP Managed Summer/Fall Grazing Period Begins
- Sept. 13: CRP Managed Summer/Fall Grazing Period Ends
- Nov. 12: All Hay Bales Must be Removed from CRP Acres
- Continues: Continuous Conservation Reserve Program
For more information, call or visit your local FSA county office.If you are a Native American who was denied a Farm Loan or Loan Servicing by the USDA between Jan. 1, 1981 and Nov. 24, 1999, you may be eligible for benefits from a Class Action Settlement.
For more information, call 1-888-233-5506 or visit www.IndianFarmClass.com. If you believe that USDA improperly denied farm loan benefits to you for certain time periods between 1981 and 2000 because you are female, or because you are Hispanic, you may be eligible to apply for compensation.
To register your name to receive a claims packet, call the Farmer and Rancher Call Center at 1-888-508-4429 or visit: www.farmerclaims.gov. This Settlement applies to African-American farmers who (a) submitted a request to file a late claim on or between October 13, 1999 and June 18, 2008, under the 1999 settlement in the earlier class action known as Pigford v. Glickman ("Pigford"), and (b) who did not receive a merits determination of their discrimination claim. For more information, call 1-866-950-5547 or 1-866-472-7826 or visit www.blackfarmercase.com.
FSA State Committee Meeting Schedule for 2012
Is your signature correct?? Do not risk losing your FSA benefits because your contract was not signed properly. A Signature Authority pamphlet explains the rules to ensure your contract was signed properly. If you sodbust native rangeland and plant an agricultural commodity crop on highly erodible land you could lose your USDA benefits. (more) FSA, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) have developed an information sheet for Indian operators on Indian Trust Lands. For questions or comments regarding the Montana FSA Website, please send email to Webmaster jennifer.cole@mt.usda.gov or call (406) 587-6786. |
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- Hotline phone number - 1-800-424-9121(reporting possible fraud)
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