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Farm Service Agency
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Wisconsin State Events

State Executive Director

Gene Schriefer

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2023 Program Year Events & Common Deadlines

DateEvent/Deadline Information
January 15, 2023Acreage Reporting Deadline for Apples, Cranberries
January 16, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 30, 2023Livestock Forage Program - deadline to submit application and supporting documentation for 2022 losses
January 31, 2023Marketing Assistance Loans - for prior year wool, mohair and LDP only for unshorn pelts
January 31, 2022Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) - deadline to submit application for Payment for 2021 losses
January 31, 2023Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program Sign Up Deadline
January 31, 2023Food Safety Certification for Speciality Crops Program Deadline
February 1, 2023Acreage Reporting - Maple Sap
February 20, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Washington's Birthday
March 1, 2023Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) - Deadline to submit application for payment for 2022 losses
March 15, 2023Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) all spring-seeded annual crops deadline
March 15, 2023Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs (ARC/PLC) Deadline for 2023 Enrollment
March 31, 2023Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) deadline for prior year harvested wheat, barley, canola, crambe, flaxseed, honey, oats, rapeseed and sesame
May 29, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Memorial Day
May 31, 2023Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Nursery Deadline for 2023 crop year
May 31, 2023Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) Deadline for prior year harvested corn, soybeans and other oilseeds, rice, grain sorghum, and pulse crops
June 19, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Juneteenth
July 4, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Independence Day
July 15, 2023Acreage Reporting Deadline for all spring-seeded crops; including dry edible beans, dark and light red kidney beans, perennial forage, pasture, rangeland, forage seeding and all CRP acreage
August 15, 2023Acreage Reporting Deadline for processing snap beans, cabbage
September 4, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Labor Day
September 30, 2023Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Deadline for 2024 crop year for alfalfa, birdsfoot/trefoil, clover, garlic, grass, mixed forage, rhubarb, triticale, vetch, flowers, Christmas trees, fin fish, ginseng, turf grass sod and wild rice
September 30, 2023Acreage Reporting for 2024 crop year for value-loss and controlled environment crops (except nursery)
October 9, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Columbus Day
November 10, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Veterans Day
November 15, 2023Acreage Reporting Deadline for 2024 crop year for fall mint, fall-seeded small grains
November 20, 2023Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) deadline for 2024 crop year for apples, aronia, asparagus, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, currants, grapes, honey, hops, maple sap, pears, plums, and strawberries
November 23, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Thanksgiving Day
December 25, 2023USDA Offices Closed - Christmas Observed
Ongoing
  • Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up
  • Notify your office of any prevented planting acres within 15 days of the crop's final planting date
  • Notify your county office of any failed acreage when the loss first becomes apparent and before destroying the crop
  • Notify your county office of any losses for the NAP program within 72 hours for hand-harvested crops within 15 days of the notice of loss for all other crops
  • Notify your county office of any losses under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) or Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) within 30 days of notice of loss
  • Notify your county office of any losses under the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) within 90 days of notice of loss
  • Submit application for Farm Storage Facility Loan before delivery of materials and/or construction begins
  • Applications taken for all Farm Loans including direct ownership, direct operating, and microloans
  • Acreage reporting deadlines for various specialty crops occur throughout the year; if you are enrolled in the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program(NAP), please check with your local FSA office for acreage reporting deadlines

Other Dates to Remember-Federally Observed Holidays

January 2, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedNew Year's Day
January 16, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
February 20, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedWashington's Birthday
May 29, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedMemorial Day
June 19, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedJuneteenth
July 4, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedIndependence Day
September 4, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedLabor Day
October 9, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedColumbus Day
November 10, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedVeterans Day
November 23, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedThanksgiving Day
December 25, 2023USDA Service Centers are closedChristmas Day
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