UGA Cooperative Extension

Montgomery County Extension Office:
Agriculture & Natural Resources

Calendar of Events for 2010

For more information, please call the Montgomery-Treutlen Farm Service Agency at (912) 583-4541 extension 2 or click here.

Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE)

The Food, Conservatin and Energy Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110-234, as amended by Pub. L. 110-398 and Pub. L. 111-005 authorizes the SURE Program beginning with the 2008 crop year ending with losses incurred on or before September 30, 2011. SURE is available to eligible producers on:

farms in counties with Secretarial disaster declarations, including contiguous counties, that have incurred crop production losses and/or crop quality losses during crop year;
any farm in which, for the crop year, the actual production on the farm because of disaster-related conditions is 50 percent or less than the normal production of the farm.

Signup for the SURE Program for 2008 crop losses will begin January 4, 2010.

Note: An ending date for the 2008 signup period has not yet been established.

Last day to file EM Applications:

January 22- Designation N983 (Physical Loss Only)

January 30- Designation N987 (Physical Loss Only)

February 3- Designation S2869

February 4- Designation M1840, Amend. 1

February 8- Designation S2871

March 22- Designation S2882; S2886

May 24- Designation M1858

May 25- Designation M1858, Amend. 1, Amend. 2; Amend. 3

May 26- Designation M1858, Amend 4

NAP Insurance Sales Closing Dates:

December 1- honey

January 31- all annually planted crops, both spring and fall

December 1- perennial crops, forage crops for hay and grazing and all value loss crops

Additional Program Deadlines:

Now- Inquire and sign up for CRP Continuous Practices such as Riparian Buffers

Now- Emergency Conservation approved applicants-report completed practices to FSA

Now- Crop Disaster Program (CDP) sign up

*NOTE: Producers with crops insured under NAP program should check with their local FSA office, some crops subject to an earlier reporting date.

~New Farm Bill Deadlines~

2009 - 12 NAP Service Fees Increased

$100 to $250 per crop

$300 to $750 per county

$900 to $1,875 per producer for all counties

Sign up deadlines vary by crop and region

Crop Insurance or NAP coverage required for Disaster Assistance eligibility

New from USDA

Click Here for USDA Fact Sheet 2008 Crop Year Buy in for Disaster Assistance Program.