The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency reminds Georgia fruit producers that the next crop reporting deadline is Jan. 15. The deadline is for multiple crops, including apples, blueberries and peaches.
Producers should contact their local USDA Service Center for additional information and to file acreage reports. An acreage report details a crop produced on a farm, its intended use and location.
To file a crop acreage report, producers need to provide:
- Crop and crop variety
- Intended crop use
- Number of acres
- Map with approximate crop boundaries
- Planting dates
- Planting pattern, when applicable
- Producer shares
- Irrigation practices
- Acreage prevented from planting, when applicable
- Other required information
If the crop was not planted by the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed.
If a producer acquires additional acreage after the reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendar days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Correct documentation must be provided to the county office.
For questions, producers should call their FSA county office. To find their FSA county office, visit farmers.gov/service-center-locator.