Welcome to the Iowa Farm Service Agency!

We are here to serve you - our customers - so please use us as a resource and information source!

The dedicated men and women of our agency strive to equitably serve all farmers, ranchers, landowners and agricultural partners through the delivery of effective, efficient agricultural programs, achieving the mission of FSA in our great state. Iowa agriculture is diverse and we at FSA offer you programs and services to meet those diverse needs.

We are proud to foster relationships with our sister agencies and industry partners in supporting and promoting rural communities across Iowa. Whether that comes in the form of land and water conservation efforts, access to credit for beginning farmers, financial assistance in times of natural disaster or a microloan for a new tractor, FSA has a program for that!

Please take a moment to visit the useful topics throughout our website. We are here to serve so please feel free to contact your local county office (USDA service center locater) or our state office in Des Moines.

Sincerely,

Amanda De Jong
State Executive Director

Call or write to us at:

United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
10500 Buena Vista Court
Des Moines, IA 50322

Phone: 515-254-1540
Fax: 1-855-218-8672

Iowa Crop Insurance Resources

• Final Plant Date Maps (includes the End of Late Planting Period Dates)
  • Corn
  • Soybeans
• Iowa Corn Fact Sheet
• Iowa Soybean Fact Sheet
• Cover Crop Fact Sheet
• Prevented Planting Fact Sheet
  • National
  • IA, MN, WI

Information on Palmer Amaranth

• FSA & NRCS Ask for Your Help in Controlling Palmer Amaranth
• Eradicating Palmer Amaranth on Tallgrass Prairie Restoration
• ISU Extension Herbicide Recommendation for Palmer Amaranth
• FSA/NRCS Joint Guidance for Palmer Amaranth

Current News Releases

• FSA Encourages Producers to Enroll Soon in Agriculture Risk Loss and Price Loss Coverage Programs (Jan. 15, 2020)
• USDA Designates Iowa County as a Primary Natural Disaster County - Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available (Dec. 12, 2019)
• USDA Extends Deadlines for Dairy Margin Coverage, Market Facilitation Programs (Dec. 11, 2019)
• USDA to Open Signup for Conservation Reserve Program on December 9 (Dec. 6, 2019)
• Producers in Iowa Reminded to Signup for Market Facilitation Program (Dec. 4, 2019)
• USDA Offers Low-Interest Loans for Agricultural Producers in Minnesota Impacted by Natural Disasters - Emergency Support Available to Iowa Producers (Dec. 2, 2019)

Iowa Drought Information

• U.S. Drought Monitor
• Iowa Concerns Hotline
• ISU Ag Decision
• FSA Disaster and Drought Assistance
• Purdue Extension Drought Info
• Illinois Extension Drought Resources

FSA Hay Net Service
Iowa Hay and Straw

Deadlines

Ongoing

• Did you notify FSA prior to conducting land clearing or drainage projects to ensure compliance?
• Reports of Failed Acreage must be filed with the County Office before disposition of the crop.
• Reports of Prevented Planting Acreage must be filed within the County Office no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date for that county.
• Report of Notice of Loss for crops covered under the NAP program.
• Notification of Livestock Loss for Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) – 30 calendar days of when the loss became apparent.
• Notification of Loss for Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm Raised Fish Program (ELAP) – 30 calendar days of when the loss became apparent.
• Notification of Noninsured Crop Disaster Program loss – 15 calendar days of when the loss became apparent (72 hours if the crop is hand harvested).
• Tree Assistance Program application deadline – 90 calendar days after the disaster event of when the loss first became apparent to the producer.