John W. McCauley, USDA Kentucky Farm Service Agency State Executive Director, is reminding producers that the acreage reporting deadline for the 2013 crop year is Monday. Acreage reports are required for many Farm Service Agency programs. Producers who file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits. Crops reported after Monday, will be considered late filed; however , the late file fee will be waived for the 2013 crop year for crops reported Monday through Sept. 15.
Producers are also reminded that Aug. 2 is the deadline to sign up for DCP.
To report prevented or failed acreage, producers must complete Form CCC-576, Notice of Loss for applicable crops. Reporting prevented or failed acreage to FSA will ensure compliance with current farm programs, and possible eligibility for future disaster programs. Once a CCC-576 has been submitted, it cannot be withdrawn or revised.
Reporting forage crops and pastures is also required. For 2014, perennial forage, fall wheat, and other fall seeded small grains will have a Dec. 15 reporting date. All crops on the farm, including forage crops and pasture are used to determine overall eligibility for some FSA programs, so accurately reporting these crops is important.
If a producer misses the reporting deadline for prevented planting, they may still report prevented planting acreage as long as the disaster condition may be verified by a field visit and a late filing fee is paid
For questions regarding crop certification and crop loss reports, please contact the local FSA office in Salem.
