Ohio
The Ohio Farm Service Agency provides federal program benefits to farmers and producers in terms of loans for operating and land purchase, commodity price supports, disaster relief, emergency assistance, conservation and other needed agriculture support efforts. Through these activities, FSA supports the USDA mission and helps ensure a healthful, stable, accessible and affordable food supply. Through these programs, FSA also fosters good land stewardship, which also help preserve our agricultural land for generations to come.
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April 15 ---- Deadline to make election and enrollment decisions for 2025 ARC/PLC.
May 26 ----- Memorial Day Holiday. USDA Service Centers Closed.
May 31 ----- Deadline to apply for 2024 commodity loans and LDP's on feed grains, soybeans, pulse crops.
June 15 ---- County Committee Nomination Period begins.
June 19 ---- Juneteenth National Independence Day. USDA Service Center Closed.
July 4 ------ Independence Day Holiday. USDA Service Center Closed.
July 15 ---- End of primary nesting season for CRP program purposes.
July 15 ---- Final certification date to report burley tobacco; cabbage planted through May 31; corn, grain sorghum, hybrid corn seed, spring oats, potatoes, popcorn, sugar beets, tomatoes and other crops. Report perennial forage crops. Report Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage.
July 15 ---- Final Date to Report Production for the preceding Crop Year for Farms Enrolled in ARC-IC.
August 1 -- Last day to file County Committee Nomination forms.
August 1 -- Deadline to Request farm reconstitutions and transfers for 2024.
August 15 - Deadline for producers to submit applications for Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP).Upcoming Ohio Program Deadlines and Important Dates
Find Your FSA Location
Meet with an FSA employee at your nearest FSA location.
Loans & Financial Assistance
There are a variety of programs to fit your business needs.
Traci Garza
Deputy State Executive Director
Ohio State Committee
- Theodore Finnarn | Chair | Greenville
- Fred Deel | Member | Vinton
- Thomas Jackson | Member | Toledo
- Mark Mechling | Member | Duncan Falls
- Tracey Pringle | Member | Geneva
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News
- FEMA Designates 7 Kentucky Counties as a Natural Disaster Area Due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides that occurred February 14 through March 7, 2025 – Adams and Scioto Counties in Ohio is Eligible as Contiguous
- FEMA Designates 6 West Virginia Counties as a Natural Disaster Area Due to Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides that occurred February 15 to February 18, 2025 – Lawrence County in Ohio is Eligible as Contiguous County
- Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year
- FEMA Designates 17 KY Counties as a Natural Disaster Area Due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides that occurred February 14 and continuing – Lawrence and Scioto Counties in Ohio is Eligible as Contiguous Counties
- FEMA Designates 7 West Virginia Counties as a Natural Disaster Area Due to Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides that occurred February 15 to February 18, 2025 – Lawrence County in Ohio is Eligible as Contiguous County
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