Missouri farmers affected by the excessive spring flooding and moisture now have additional reporting time to document their prevented plant acreage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced it is extending the prevented plant crop reporting deadline for Missouri producers to July 15.
Producers now have until July 15 to report acres they intended to plant this spring but could not due to weather conditions. The new deadline coincides with the July 15 FSA crop acreage reporting deadline that is already in place.
Officials note that producers need to report prevented plant acres to retain eligibility for FSA program benefits. The large amount of moisture has made it challenging for producers to get into their fields to plant this season. The deadline extension will provide producers with added reporting flexibility.
Normally, the prevented plant reporting deadline is 15 calendar days after the final planting date for a crop as established by FSA and the Risk Management Agency (RMA). The prevented plant reporting deadline extension to July 15 only applies to FSA and does not change any RMA crop insurance reporting deadline requirements.
However, the extension does not apply to crops covered by FSA’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). Producers should check with their local FSA office regarding prevented plant provisions for NAP-covered crops.
Producers are encouraged to contact their local FSA office as soon as possible to make an appointment to report prevented plant acres and submit their spring crop acreage report. To locate your local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator.
For information regarding RMA crop insurance, contact your Approved Insurance Provider. To find your provider, visit rma.usda.gov/information-tools/agent-locator-page.