Important Deadlines

January

15 Production Report & Acreage Report – Fruit (MI)

31 Sales Closing Date & Cancellations – Adjusted Gross Revenue
Acreage Report – Fruit (PA)

February

1 Sales Closing Date & Cancellations– Onions

March

15 Sales Closing Date & Cancellations – All Crops except Wheat, Onion, Fruit and Forage

18 Production Report – Onions

April

29 Production Reporting Date – All Crops except Wheat, Onion, Fruit and Forage

May

10 Final Planting – Green Peas (early)

15        Final Planting – Onions
            Acreage Report – Hay (WI)
            Acreage Report – Forage (PA)

20 Final Planting – Oats, Sugar Beets, Barley (Lower Peninsula),
Green Peas (mid)

30 Final Planting – Green Peas (late)

31        Final Planting – Popcorn, Hybrid Seed Corn, Barley (Upper Peninsula), Corn (WI), Spring Cabbage
            Acreage Report – Oats, Spring Cabbage
            Sales Closing Date & Cancellations – Nursery (MI)

June

5 Final Planting – Corn, Tomatoes (MI, IN, OH)

10 Final Planting – Corn, Soybeans (PA), Soybeans (WI)

15 Final Planting – Sweet Corn, Soybeans, Potatoes

20 Final Planting – Canning Beans, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans (OH, IN)

25 Final Planting – Dry Beans

July

1 Billing – Wheat, Forage, Nursery

15 Acreage Report – All crops except Wheat, Fruit, Canning Beans (All States)
Final Planting – Canning Beans

20 Final Planting – Summer Cabbage

25 Acreage Report – Cabbage

August

1 Billing – Onions

15 Acreage Report – Canning Beans

September

15 End of Insurance – Green Peas (early, mid, late)
Billing – Fruit

20 End of Insurance – Sweet Corn, Canning Beans

30        Sales Closing & Cancellations – Wheat,
            Forage (WI, OH, IN, PA, MI)
            End of Insurance – Fruit, Wheat, Forage

October

1 Billing – All crops except Wheat, Onions, Fruit

5 Final Planting – Wheat (Northern Counties MI)

10 End of Insurance – Tomatoes
Final Planting – Barley (PA)

15        End of Insurance – Potatoes, Onions, Forage

20        Final Planting – Wheat (IN, OH, PA)

25 Final Planting – Wheat (Southern Counties MI)

31 End of Insurance – Hybrid Seed Corn, Oats, Barley, Wheat,
Dry Beans

November

14 Production Report – Wheat, Forage

15 Acreage Report – Wheat, Forage (PA, MI, IN, OH, WI)
End of Insurance – Sugar Beets

20 Sales Closing Date & Cancellations – Fruit (WI, PA, MI)

25 End of Insurance – Cabbage

December

10 End of Insurance – Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans, Popcorn

15 Production Report & Acreage Report – Fruit (WI)

Glossary

Sales closing date - last day to apply for coverage.
Final planting date - last day to plant unless insured for late planting.
Acreage reporting date - last day to report the acreage planted. If not reported, insurance will not be in effect.
Date to file notice of crop damage - after damage; the date the producer decides to discontinue caring for the crop; prior to the beginning of harvest; immediately, if farmer determines that the crop is damaged after harvest begins; or the end of the insurance period, whichever is earlier.
End of insurance period - latest date of insurance coverage.
Payment due date - last day to pay the premium without being charged interest.
Cancellation date - last day to request cancellation of policy for the next year.
Production reporting date - last day to report production for Actual Production History (APH).
Debt termination date - date insurance company will terminate policy for nonpayment.