IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Non-Emergency Haying and Grazing CRP acres - begin request with FSA. 25 percent payment reduction applies.
• Fall Acreage Reporting Deadline - November 15 2024
• Non-Insurable Assistance Program Application for Coverage Deadline – December 1, 2024

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.

THE USDA SERVICE CENTER HAS A DROP BOX AVAILABLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING

ACREAGE REPORTING MAPS

The 2025 aerial photos for operators with multiple farms ready to be picked up at the office. The maps can be completed by the operator and returned to the FSA office.  Once the acreage reports are completed in the computer; the producer will be notified either by email or phone call that the acreage reports are ready for signature. The acreage reports are completed in the order the maps are returned to the office. To file a crop acreage report, you will need to provide:

• Crop and crop type or variety.
• Intended use of the crop.
• Number of acres of the crop.
• Planting date(s).
• Producer shares.
• Irrigation practice(s).

Deadline for fall acreage reporting is November 15, 2024.

Farmers.gov - Your online hub for conducting business with USDA

Farmers.gov gives you one place to do business with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), including accessing your farm records, maps, and common land units. You can create a farmers.gov account for the farmers.gov authenticated site, where you can access self-service features through a secure login.

In addition to the self-service features farmers.gov website also has information on USDA programs, farm loans, disaster assistance, conservation programs and crop insurance.

What can you do with your farmers.gov account?

• View FSA Farm loans including loan information, interest payments, loan advance and payment history, paid-in-full restructured loans, and account alerts.
• View NRCS Disbursements and Farm Loans financial activity from the past 180 days.
• View, print and export detailed farm records and farm/tract maps.
• Export common land unit (field) boundaries as ESRI and GeoJSON file types.
• Import precision agriculture planting boundaries, create labels containing crop information, and print both on farm tract maps.
• Use the draw tools to determine acres in an area of interest that can be printed on a map and provided to a third party or exported as a feature file for use in other geospatial applications.
• View, upload, download and e-sign NRCS documents.
• Request conservation and financial assistance, including submitting a program application.
• Access information on current and past conservation practices, report practice completion and request practice certification
• View detailed information on previous and ongoing contracts, including the amount of cost- share assistance received and request contract modifications.

How to create a farmers.gov account?

To create a farmers.gov account you will need:

• A USDA individual customer record - A customer record contains information you have given to USDA to do business with them, like your name, address, phone number, and any legal representative authority relationships.
• A login.gov account – Login.gov is a sign-in service that gives people secure online access to participating government programs.

Contact your local FSA Office for more information regarding a Farmers.gov and creating an account.