Minnesota Farm Service Agency Events and Recordings
| January 12, 2021 | Farm Service Agency and University of Minnesota Extension Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Workshop, view the recording at z.umn.edu/farmbill2021 |
| January 21, 2021 | Farm Service Agency and Minnesota Cattlemen's Association Webinar "USDA FSA Programs for MN Cattle Operations." |
| March 4, 2021 | UMN Extension and MN FSA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Meeting Recording |
| May 10, 2021 | 2021 Minnesota USDA Farm Service Agency Acreage Reporting Instructions |
| May 26, 2021 | The Twin Cities Metro Growers Network Hosted a session on the formation of the USDA FSA Urban County Committee on May 26, 2021- view the recording here. |
| June 24, 2021 | The Minnesota USDA Farm Service Agency held an informational session on the 2021 County Committee nomination and election process. on Thursday, June 24, 2021- view the recording here. |
| September 14, 2021 | The Minnesota USDA Farm Service Agency held a session on the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) Program from 6:00 to 6:30 pm. Participants were provided an overview of the program and detailed information on how to apply- view the recording here. |
Important Dates and Deadlines
Dates to Remember in 2021
| January 2, 2021 | Deadline for annual certification of honeybee colonies for Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) eligibility. |
| January 4, 2021 | General Conservation Reserve Program signup opens. |
| January 6, 2021 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program signup opens |
| January 15, 2021 | Deadline for annual certification of apples |
| January 15, 2021 | Application deadline for the Seafood Trade Relief Program |
| January 30, 2021 | Deadline to Submit Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program Application for Payment for 2020 losses. Notice of Loss must be filed 15 days of when apparent for honeybees, and 30 days for livestock and farm raised fish. |
| January 30, 2021 | Deadline to submit Livestock Forage Program Application for Payment for 2020 losses. |
| January 31, 2021 | Deadline to request Marketing Assistance Loan for prior year harvested wool, mohair and Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) for unshorn pelts. |
| February 12, 2021 | General Conservation Reserve Program signup deadline extended, date to be announced. |
| March 1, 2021 | Final deadline to submit Livestock Indemnity Program Application for Payment for 2020 losses, notices of losses must be filed within 30 days of when loss is apparent. |
| March 15, 2021 | Deadline for 2021 Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) enrollment. |
| March 15, 2021 | Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadline for spring seeded annual crops. |
| March 31, 2021 | Deadline to request Marketing Assistance Loan for prior year harvested wheat, barley, canola, crambe, flaxseed, honey, oats, rapeseed, and sesame. |
| April 9, 2021 | Deadline to submit applications for Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| May 31, 2021 | Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadline for ornamental nursery crops. |
| May 10, 2021 | Soil Health and Income Protection Program signup opens |
| May 31, 2021 | Deadline to request a Marketing Assistance Loan for prior year harvested corn, cotton, soybeans and other oilseeds, rice, grain sorghum, and pulse crops. |
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadline for ornamental and non-ornamental nursery crops. |
| June 15, 2021 | FSA County Committee nomination period begins |
| June 15, 2021 | Deadline to report cover crops for the Pandemic Cover Crop Program |
| July 15, 2021 | Deadline for annual certification of spring-seeded crop acreage. |
| July 15, 2021 | Annual Certification of hemp acreage (license number required). |
| July 15, 2021 | Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) annual certification of acreage deadline. |
| July 15, 2021 | Agricultural Risk Coverage- Individual Coverage (ARC-IC) annual yield reporting deadline. |
| July 23, 2021 | Deadline to submit a General CRP offer for signup 56 |
| July 30, 2021 | Soil Health and Income Protection Program signup deadline |
| August 2, 2021 | Final date to submit FSA County Committee nomination |
| August 6, 2021 | Deadline to submit a Continuous CRP offer for signup 55 offer requesting a October 1, 2021 effective date. |
| August 6, 2021 | Deadline to submit offers for CRP CLEAR30 |
| August 20, 2021 | Deadline to submit offers for CRP Grasslands |
| September 1, 2021 | Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadlines for aquaculture, Christmas trees, rye, floriculture, mushrooms, ginseng, and sod. |
| September 30, 2021 | Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadlines for perennial forage, wild rice, asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, and garlic. |
| October 12, 2021 | All new and modified Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) applications are due. |
| October 12, 2021 | Deadline to apply for the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP) |
| October 15, 2021 | Applications for Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) program will be accepted through October 15th. |
| October 31, 2021 | The Organic Certification Cost Share Program deadline for application is November 1, 2021 being October 31, 2021 falls on a Sunday. |
| November 20, 2021 | Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program closing deadline for apples, blueberries, cane berries, grapes, and sage. |
| November 22, 2021 | The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Pandemic Response and Safety Grant program deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 22, 2021. |
| December 31, 2021 | Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program closing deadline for honey and maple sap. |
Additional Information: Important Minnesota USDA Dates Overview
2021 Calendar of Federal Holidays
| Friday, January 1 | FSA offices are closed - New Year's Day |
| Monday, January 18 | FSA offices are closed - Birthday or Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Monday, February 15 | FSA offices are closed - Washington's Birthday |
| Monday, May 31 | FSA offices are closed - Memorial Day |
| Monday, July 5 | FSA offices are closed - Independence Day |
| Monday, September 6 | FSA offices are closed - Labor Day |
| Monday, October 11 | FSA offices are closed - Columbus Day |
| Thursday, November 11 | FSA offices are closed - Veteran's Day |
| Thursday, November 25 | FSA offices are closed - Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, December 24 | FSA offices are closed in observance of Christmas Day |
| Friday, December 31 | FSA offices are closed in observance of New Years Day |
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