WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD News) — USDA is testing a streamlined acreage reporting process as producers prepare for the major July 15 reporting deadline for many spring-planted crops.
The Farm Service Agency says the pilot is part of the administration’s One Farmer, One File effort. The goal is to move away from paper maps and toward an electronic interface that can reduce paperwork for producers and county office staff.
Pilot locations include all Maryland and North Dakota counties, as well as selected counties in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Producers outside those counties will report acreage as usual.
Acreage reports generally include crop type, intended use, acres, boundaries, planting dates, shares, irrigation practices, prevented planting, failed acres, and other required information. Deadlines can vary by county and crop.
Producers can also use the farmers.gov portal to access farm records, maps, common land units, and shapefiles. Electronic geospatial reports using precision planting boundaries may also be shared with FSA.
