Ohio

Office Contact

200 North High St. Room 540 Columbus, OH 43215

+1 614-255-2441

The Ohio Farm Service Agency provides federal program benefits to farmers and producers in terms of loans for operating and land purchase, commodity price supports, disaster relief, emergency assistance, conservation and other needed agriculture support efforts. Through these activities, FSA supports the USDA mission and helps ensure a healthful, stable, accessible and affordable food supply. Through these programs, FSA also fosters good land stewardship, which also help preserve our agricultural land for generations to come.

Upcoming Ohio Program Deadlines and Important Dates

February 26 --- Deadline for dairy producers to enroll in DMC program.
March 1 --- Primary Nesting Season begins.
March 2 --- The deadline to file a notice of loss and application for payment for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) which is 60 calendar days after the calendar year in which the eligible loss condition occurred.
March 2 --- The deadline to file a notice of loss and application for payment for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) which is 60 calendar days after the calendar year in which the eligible loss condition occurred. Producers in Allen, Auglaize, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Darke, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Jefferson, Lucas, Mercer, Monroe, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot counties that assistance is available through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for costs incurred for transporting water to livestock due to drought.
March 2 --- The deadline to apply for 2025 LFP assistance is March 2, 2026. Producers in Allen, Auglaize, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Jefferson, Lucas, Mercer, Monroe, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Wood, and Wyandot counties are eligible to apply for 2025 LFP benefits for grazing losses on small grains, native pasture, improved pasture mixed forage, annual ryegrass, crabgrass, or forage sorghum. Visit the FSA LFP webpage for a full list of eligible counties and pasture types.
March 9 --- Enrollment begins for General CRP and runs through April 17, 2026.
March 13 - Deadline (by 5 p.m. ET) – to ensure 2025 crop acreage reports are factual and accurate for eligible Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) crops.
March 16 - Deadline to obtain 2026 NAP coverage on spring planted crops.
March 20 - The first Continuous CRP batching period ends.
April 17 --- General CRP signup ends.
April 17 --- Deadline to apply for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program.
April 30 --- Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Stage 1 and Stage 2 Deadline.