After spring planting is complete, Wisconsin farmers should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency county office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline.
“In order to receive many USDA program benefits, producers should file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline,” says Wisconsin FSA Director Sandy Chalmers. “Call your local FSA office to make an appointment after planting is complete to report your acreage and take care of any other FSA-related business.”
A crop acreage report documents a crop grown on a farm or ranch, its intended use, and location. Farmers should file an accurate crop acreage report for all crops and land uses before the applicable deadline, including failed and prevented planted acreage.
The following acreage reporting dates are applicable in Wisconsin:
- July 15: Spring-seeded crops; Beans (dark red kidney, light red kidney), hemp, perennial forage, pasture, rangeland, forage seeding, and CRP acreage.
- August 15: Beans (all other types not listed), cabbage, cucumbers.
- September 30 (for 2026 crop year): Value-loss and controlled environment crops (except nursery).
To file a crop acreage report, producers need to provide:
- Crop and crop type or variety
- Intended crop use
- Number of crop acres
- Map with approximate crop boundaries
- Planting date(s)
- Planting pattern, when applicable
- Producer share(s)
- Irrigation practice(s)
- Acreage prevented from planting, when applicable
Prevented Planted Acreage
Producers should also report the crop acreage they intended to plant but were unable to because of a natural disaster, including drought. Prevented planted acreage must be reported on form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).
Producers can access their FSA farm records, maps, and common land units through the farmers.gov customer portal.
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