• USDA Announces More Than 3.4 Million Acres Selected for General Signup Conservation Reserve Program
• FSA Makes Changes to Farm Loan, Disaster, Conservation and Safety Net Programs to Make it Easier for Customers to Conduct Business
• USDA Service Centers Taking Precautionary Measures to Help Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus
• USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Server Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• Monday, March 16 Is the Last Day to Schedule an Appointment with Your FSA Office for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Enrollment
• USDA Opens Signup March 23 for Added Causes of Loss Under WHIP+ and Announces Disaster Assistance for Sugar Beet Producers
• USDA Announces Details of Risk Management Programs for Hemp Producers
• USDA Designates Three Indiana Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
• USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 28 Deadline for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
• FSA Encourages Producers to Enroll Soon in Agriculture Risk Loss and Price Loss Coverage Programs

Indiana State Executive Director

Steven E. Brown   

Indiana State FSA Committee

Coronavirus and USDA Service Centers

USDA Service Centers in Indiana will continue to be open for business by phone appointment only and field work will continue with appropriate social distancing. While our program delivery staff will continue to come into the office, they will be working with our producers by phone, and using online tools whenever possible. All Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business with FSA are required to call their Service Center to schedule a phone appointment. In the event a Service Center is not currently available to serve customers on location, producers can receive assistance from the closest alternate Service Center by phone. Learn more at farmers.gov/coronavirus.

Application Deadlines for Coverage for NAP Final Dates

• March 15 --- Annual spring/summer planted crops not limited to: Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Canola, Cantaloupes, Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Greens, Herbs, Honeydew, Lettuce, Oats, Okra, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Radishes, Sorghum, Soybeans, Squash, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Watermelon

• May 1 --- Nursery (ornamental nursery and non-ornamental propagation nursery) for the crop year June 1 - May 31

• September 1 --- Value Loss Crops for the following year (flowers for fresh cut, onion sets, turfgrass sod, Christmas trees, aquaculture, ginseng, mushrooms, etc.)

• September 30 --- Garlic, Wheat, Barley, Rye and Mint for the following year's crop

• November 15 --- Perennial Grazing and Forage Crops (alfalfa, grass, mixed forages, clover, etc.)

• November 20 --- Apples, Apricots, Aronia (Chokeberry), Asparagus, Blueberries, Caneberries, Cherries, Grapes, Hops, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Strawberries, Walnuts

• December 1 --- Honey and Maple Sap for the following year

Call or write to us at:

United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
5981 Lakeside Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46278

317-290-3315
Fax 855-374-4066