By Blake Jackson
After completing spring planting, New York agricultural producers should schedule an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to submit crop acreage reports before the relevant deadlines.
It is important to report both planted crops and any prevented plantings or failed acres caused by weather conditions.
“In order to receive many USDA program benefits, producers should file an accurate crop acreage report as well as prevented plantings by the applicable deadlines,” said Clark Putman, State Executive Director in New York. “Call your local FSA office to make an appointment to report your acreage and take care of any other FSA-related business.”
Producers must report any acreage they intended to plant but were unable to due to weather. This prevented planting must be submitted using form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date set by FSA and USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). For corn and soybeans in New York, the final planting date is June 10, so reports should be filed by June 25.
A crop acreage report includes details about the crop, its intended use, and location. Producers must file accurate reports for all crops, including failed and prevented planted acres, before the deadline.
Key reporting dates in New York are:
- June 16, 2025 - Onions
- July 15, 2025 - Corn, soybeans, spring grains, CRP, and cover crops
- August 15, 2025 - Beans and cabbage
To file, producers should provide:
- Crop type and variety
- Intended use
- Number of acres
- Map of crop boundaries
- Planting dates and patterns
- Producer shares
- Irrigation practices
- Prevented planting acreage, if any
If planting isn’t finished by the deadline, acreage must be reported within 15 days after planting. Newly acquired land after the deadline must be reported within 30 days of acquisition with proper documentation. NAP policyholders have different reporting requirements, often earlier than general deadlines.
Producers with perennial forage crops should contact their local FSA office about continuous certification, which may simplify annual reporting.
Producers can access farm records, maps, and field boundaries through the farmers.gov portal. The platform supports importing and exporting shapefiles for precision agriculture and helps in acreage reporting. A linked login.gov account is required. More information is available at farmers.gov/account.
Photo Credit: usda-farm-service-agency
Categories: New York, Crops