FSA acreage report prep sheet (free)
- Farm, tract and field numbers
- Crops, acres and planting dates
- Maps needed for the report
- Deadlines for your crops
- Who signs and files
- Records to keep
Farmers and ranchers reporting acreage to FSA
Where is the farm you report to FSA?
Free guide to your FSA farm and tract maps: where to print them, what the FSA-578 acreage report needs, and the July 15 deadline for most crops.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Aerial imagery
- Field outlines (you confirm)
- Acreage
- Land cover
- Soils
How it works
FSA acreage report prep sheet, from one answer
- Enter your farm and what you planted.
- ePlan lays out your fields over current imagery and lists your reporting dates.
- Use the prep sheet free. Own Texas farmland? Start Texas Form 50-129 for ag valuation.
What you get
FSA acreage report prep sheet and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Form 50-129: Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal door.
Texas Form 50-129 ag valuation application
- Owner and property
- Five-of-seven-year use history
- Livestock, crops and programs
- Signature
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Aerial imageryUSDA NAIP
- Land coverUSGS/MRLC National Land Cover Database
- SoilsUSDA NRCS Web Soil Survey (SSURGO)
- Parcels and acreageRegrid nationwide parcel data (or the county assessor)
July 15
is the major FSA acreage reporting deadline for most crops; dates vary by crop and county
Source: USDA farmers.gov, crop acreage reports
Ready for the paperwork?
Draft Texas Form 50-129 for 1-d-1 open-space (ag) valuation, with your five-of-seven-year use history and a written lease. Free to read.
Questions
FSA Farm Maps for Acreage Reporting: what people ask
How do I get my FSA farm maps?
With a farmers.gov account you can view, print and export farm and tract maps and export field boundaries as shapefiles. Your county FSA office can also give you maps and the reporting deadlines for each crop.
Why can't I download FSA field boundaries online?
Federal law bars USDA, its employees and contractors from disclosing information producers give to join USDA programs, and the geospatial data USDA keeps about that land, except in limited cases such as cooperators giving technical help.
Who can file the acreage report?
The farm operator, farm owner, the producer of the crop or a duly authorized representative files it with the county committee by the final reporting date for the crop.
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Answer it and ePlan opens the Form 50-129: Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal door with your answer filled in.