IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• March 15 – July 15 - CRP primary nesting season.  No activity is allowed on CRP contracts, except for Grassland contracts. Break-outs of ANY CRP lands is prohibited during PNS.  This includes contracts that are voluntarily terminated with refunds made back to CCC and expired CRP contracts.   
• July 15, 2025 - Deadline for Spring Certification.  
• August 1, 2025 - COC Nomination deadline
• August 15, 2025 - Deadline to submit E-CAP application.

Disclaimer: Information in this UPDATE is pertinent to Kiowa County FSA only. Producers reading this and that do not have FSA interest in Kiowa County are advised to contact their local FSA Office. 

SPRING ACREAGE REPORTING

Hard to believe but that time is upon us once again and offices are gearing up for spring acreage reporting.  Nearly every FSA Office in the state is dealing with staffing issues due to the deferred resignation that many employees took advantage of earlier this year.  Kiowa and Cheyenne counties are no exception; each office is not fully staffed.  If you haven’t done so, call the Kiowa County office and ask if your maps are ready to be picked up.  In Cheyenne County, if you haven’t received a call from the office to schedule an appointment, please call the office and schedule one.  

July 15, 2025, is the deadline for acreage reporting and it’s going to take the cooperation of the producer, FSA staff and crop insurance agent to make the deadline. 

REMINDER:   Prevent plant claims must be filed with the county FSA office within 15 days of the final plant date of the commodity.  

File a Notice of Loss for Failed and Prevented Planted Acres

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds you to report prevented planted and failed acres in order to establish or retain FSA program eligibility for some programs.

FSA received a memo this week which stated the National Office is waiving the 15-day requirement for producers to request prevented planting credit.  Producers now have until July 15^th to file for prevented planting acreage credit with FSA.  This DOES NOT pertain to crops covered by NAP or non-insured assistance program.  

Additionally, if you have failed acres, you should also use form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, to report failed acres. 

For losses on crops covered by the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), you must file a Notice of Loss within 15 days of the occurrence of the disaster or when losses become apparent.  

SERVICE CENTER OFFICE HOURS:  

Monday through Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

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RECEIVE USDA INFORMATION

There are many ways for our customers to receive up to date FSA and NRCS information.  Below are different avenues to obtain information. 

• Visit website www.Farmers.gov  for up-to-date information for FSA/NRCS programs. 
• Receive text messages - Text COKiowa to FSANow (372-669) to subscribe.
• Subscribe to GovDelivery emails:  Visit www.fsa.usda.gov/subscribe  or contact your local FSA Office. 

For information on programs visit our website located at www.fsa.usda.gov or like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. USDA is an equal opportunity employer.

It is the customers responsibility to know what programs and benefits are available.