Welcome to the Missouri Farm Service Agency!

In the Spotlight

The 2018 Farm Bill was enacted December 20, 2018. Through the Farm Bill, USDA’s Farm Service Agency supports America’s farmers and ranchers through a variety of farm loans, safety net, conservation and disaster assistance programs. We’re evaluating changes the Farm Bill made to the programs that we administer, and we’ll work to implement those changes as quickly as possible.

More information, including the following fact sheets, can be found at www.farmers.gov/farmbill.

Farm Service Agency - What's New: FSA and the 2018 Farm Bill

Natural Resources Conservation Service - What's New: NRCS and the 2018 Farm Bill

Risk Management Agency - What's New: RMA and the 2018 Farm Bill

Sign in/Sign up!

Farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers have new online options to access U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Through USDA’s new streamlined process, producers doing business as an individual can now register, track and manage their applications for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) and 2017 Wildfires Hurricanes Indemnity Program (2017 WHIP) on the secure and convenient  www.farmers.gov. Currently, USDA eAuthentication does not have the mechanism to issue accounts to businesses, corporations, other entities, or for anyone acting on behalf of another individual or entity. Producers, doing business as an individual, first need to sign up for Level 2 eAuthentication access. 

• Step 1: Create and online account at eauth.usda.gov

• Step 2: Complete identity verification by either using the online self-service identity verification method or by completing the identity verification in-person at your USDA Service Center.

• Step 3: Contact your local USDA Service Center to have your new Level 2 account linked with your USDA customer record

• Step 4:  You’re enrolled and ready to log in

Or go to your local USDA Service Center and our supportive staff will help you sign up for Level 2 Access right in the office! They will get you online so you can create an online account at www.farmers.gov/sign-in. You’ll complete identity verification right on the spot. You’re enrolled! Users with a secure Level 2 eAuthentication ID, linked to their USDA customer record, can apply for select USDA programs, view and print farm maps and farm records data. Enrolling is easy! Visit www.farmers.gov/sign-in to learn more.

To locate a service center near you or use online services not requiring eAuthentication access, visit www.farmers.gov. For technical assistance, call the eAuthentication help desk at 1-800-457-3642.

Missouri State News Releases – Newsletters

• March 31 - Final availability date for 2018 Marketing Assistance Loans and LDPs for small grains and honey. (Since the 31st falls on a weekend, reports will be accepted through Monday, April 1st.) 
• May 1 - NAP application closing date for ornamental nursery for subsequent year.  
• May 1 - Beginning of the primary nesting season for Missouri. No maintenance (mowing, spraying, burning or disking) on CRP acreage.
• May 15 - Final date to report spring oats and potatoes. 
• May 27 - Memorial Day Holiday. FSA offices are closed.
• May 31 - Final availability date for 2018 Marketing Assistance Loans and LDPs for feed grains, upland cotton, soybeans & minor oilseeds. 

Ongoing

• Reports of Failed Acreage must be filed with the County Office before disposition of the crop.

• Reports of Prevented Planting Acreage must be filed with the County Office no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date for that county.

• Reports of loss under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) must be filed within 30 days after the loss is apparent.

• Reports of livestock deaths (due to adverse weather) under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) must be filed within 30 days after the death is apparent. An application for payment must be filed no later than 90 calendar days after the end of the calendar year in which the eligible loss condition occurred.

• Report any losses for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Program (NAP) within 15 days of when the loss becomes apparent.

Complete List of Deadlines

2019 Customer Calendar (Print Version)

Contact the Missouri State Office at:

Missouri State FSA Office
Parkade Center, Suite 225
601 Business Loop 70 West
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: 573-876-0925

Missouri State Office Contacts

Missouri State FSA Committee:

Committee Chair Julie Hurst – Atchison County
Marc Allison – Dade County
Cindy Schroeder – Saline County
Will Spargo – Ripley County
Barbara Wilson – Audrain County