Report Failed Acres or Prevented Planting to FSA

by Scott Stiles, Agricultural Economist - May 19, 2021

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers to report prevented planting and failed acres to establish or retain eligibility for some FSA programs.

Producers should report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, were prevented from planting.  Prevented planting acreage must be reported on form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and Risk Management Agency (RMA).

The final planting dates applicable to Arkansas are listed below:

• Corn - May 1 for Clay, Craighead, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississipi, Poinsett, and Randolph Counties. April 25 for other counties.
• Grain Sorghum - May 15
• Upland Cotton - May 20 for Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, St. Francis, and Woodruff Counties. May 25 for other counties.
• Rice - May 25
• Peanuts - May 25
• Soybeans - June 15, Following another crop - June 25.

If a producer is unable to report the prevented planting acreage within the 15 calendar days following the final planting date, a late-filed report can be submitted.  Late-filed reports will only be accepted if FSA conducts a farm visit to assess the eligible disaster condition that prevented the crop from being planted. A measurement service fee will be charged.

Additionally, producers with failed acres should also use form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, to report failed acres.

Contact your local county FSA office to file a Notice of Loss. To find contact information for your local FSA office visit http://offices.usda.gov.