The Farm Service Agency (FSA) tweeted new deadlines for signing up for farm programs to adjust for the disruption caused by the government shutdown

Below are the program extension dates from FSA:

• Market Facilitation Program
  • Deadline to apply extended to Feb. 14, 2019
• Marketing Assistance Loans
  • If loan matured in December 2018, settlement date extended to Feb. 14, 2019
  • Peanut loans or Loan Deficiency Payments – loan availability date now Feb. 28, 2019
• Livestock Forage Disaster
  • 2018 application for payment due Feb. 28, 2019
• Emergency Assistance Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program
  • Notice of loss due Feb. 14, 2019
• Livestock Indemnity Program
  • Notice of loss due Feb. 14, 2019
• Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
  • Submitting 2019 application for coverage due Feb. 14, 2019
  • Notice of loss for 72-hour harvest and grazing (as applicable) due Feb. 14, 2019
  • Notice of loss for prevented planting and failed acres due Feb. 14, 2019
  • Applications for payment for 2018 covered losses due Feb. 14, 2019
• Tree Assistance Program
  • Notice of loss due Feb. 14, 2019

Note: January reporting deadlines have been extended to Feb. 14, 2019, for fall-planted small grains (including wheat and canola).