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2020 Calendar of Federal Holidays

Dates to Remember in 2020-2021

Friday, January 1FSA offices are closed - New Year's Day
Monday, January 18FSA offices are closed - Birthday or Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 15FSA offices are closed - Washington's Birthday
Monday, May 31FSA offices are closed - Memorial Day
Monday, July 5FSA offices are closed - Independence Day
Monday, September 6FSA offices are closed - Labor Day
Monday, October 11FSA offices are closed - Columbus Day
Thursday, November 11FSA offices are closed - Veteran's Day
Thursday, November 25FSA offices are closed - Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, December 24FSA offices are closed in observance of Christmas Day
Friday, December 25FSA offices are closed - Christmas Day
Thursday, December 31FSA offices are closed in observance of New Years Day

Important Dates and Deadlines

Dates to Remember in 2020 and 2021

December 31, 2020Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program closing deadline for honey and maple sap.
January 2, 2021Deadline for annual certification of apiculture.
January 15, 2021Application deadline for the Seafood Trade Relief Program
January 30, 2021Deadline to Submit Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program Application for Payment for 2020 losses. Notice of Loss must be filed 15 days of when apparent for honeybees, and 30 days for livestock and farm raised fish.
January 30, 2021Deadline to submit Livestock Forage Program Application for Payment for 2020 losses.
January 31, 2021Deadline to request Marketing Assistance Loan for prior year harvested wool, mohair and Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) for unshorn pelts.
February 1, 2021Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadline for maple sap.
February 12, 2021Deadline to submit offers for the General Conservation Reserve Program Signup.
March 1, 2021Final deadline to submit Livestock Indemnity Program Application for Payment for 2020 losses, notices of losses must be filed within 30 days of when loss is apparent.
March 15, 2021Deadline for 2021 Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) enrollment.
March 15, 2021Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadline for spring seeded annual crops.
March 31, 2021Deadline to request Marketing Assistance Loan for prior year harvested wheat, barley, canola, crambe, flaxseed, honey, oats, rapeseed, and sesame.
April 23, 2021Deadline to submit offers for the Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands Signup.
May 1, 2021Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadline for ornamental nursery crops. 
May 31, 2021Deadline to request Marketing Assistance Loan for prior year harvested corn, cotton, soybeans and other oilseeds, rice, grain sorghum, and pulse crops.
July 15, 2021Deadline for annual certification of spring-seeded crop acreage.
July 15, 2021Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) annual certification of acreage deadline.
July 15, 2021Agricultural Risk Coverage- Individual Coverage (ARC-IC) annual yield reporting deadline.
August 15, 2021Annual Certification of hemp acreage (license number required).
September 1, 2021Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Minnesota closing deadlines for aquaculture, Christmas trees, rye, floriculture, mushrooms, ginseng, and sod.

Additional Information: Important Minnesota USDA Dates Overview