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
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Sales closing date - last day to apply for coverage.
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Final planting date - last day to plant unless insured for late planting.
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Acreage reporting date - last day to report the acreage planted. If not reported, insurance will not be in effect.
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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.
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End of insurance period - latest date of insurance coverage.
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Payment due date - last day to pay the premium without being charged interest.
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Cancellation date - last day to request cancellation of policy for the next year.
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Production reporting date - last day to report production for Actual Production History (APH).
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Debt termination date - date insurance company will terminate policy for nonpayment.