The Washington State Farm Service Agency serves the agricultural community through 25 county USDA service centers and one state office, located in Spokane.

FSA helps to ensure a stable food supply for the nation by supporting American farmers. This is accomplished through the implementation of farm programs authorized by Congress.

The programs currently carried out in Washington State are categorized under the following headings.

To find out more about the rules and regulations related to FSA programs click here.

USDA Announces New Highly Erodible Cropland Initiative for Conservation Reserve Program

5/28 - Offices Closed for Memorial Day

6/1 – Sign-up ends for 2010 crop losses under the SURE program

6/1 – Sign-up ends for the 2012 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE)

6/15 - 8/1 – County Committee Nomination Period

6/30 – Final day to report all crop acreage

7/4 – Offices closed for Independence Day

9/3 – Offices closed for Labor Day

9/30 – Final day to apply for MILC program benefits

5/1/12 – Value loss crop (ornamental nursery)

8/31/12 - Canola & rapeseed; onions, carrots and cabbage (for seed or fresh); value loss crops (aquaculture, Christmas trees, turf grass sod, floriculture, mushrooms); artichokes and any fall planted crops not mentioned in any other closing date

9/30/12 - Perennial grazing crops; perennial forage crops; forage seed crops; mint, wheat and garlic

11/20/12 - All Perennial crops not listed under the 9/30 category (berries, fruit trees, grapes, asparagus); honey and hops

3/15/13 - Spring planted crops, small grain forages (including wheat, barley, and oats including annual pea forage), mustard, radish (for seed or fresh), and summer planted buckwheat