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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further details of the $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers while the Administration continues to work on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals. In May, Pr...

CRP Summer/Fall Managed Haying and grazing period begins July 16, 2019. A reminder that the Primary Nesting Season for CRP contracts is May 15th to July 15, 2019. Summer/Fall Managed haying and grazing period begins July 16 following Montana's...

CRP Summer/Fall Managed Haying and grazing period begins July 16, 2019. A reminder that the Primary Nesting Season for CRP contracts is May 15th to July 15, 2019. Summer/Fall Managed haying and grazing period begins July 16 following Montana's...

Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Producers who suffer livestock deaths due to an eligible loss condition including eligible adverse weather events, eligible disease and eligible attacks from Jan. 1, 2019 through Dec. 31, 2019 must submit a notice...

The Farm Service Agency would like to remind all producers about the Trump tariff relief program deadline. The USDA Market Facilitation Program was initiated by President Trump and the deadline is January 15, 2019. Producers will not be eligible for...

Upcoming FSA Crop Certification Deadline July 16, 2018 In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification...

Upcoming FSA Crop Certification Deadline July 16, 2018 In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification...

Producers who suffer livestock deaths due to an eligible loss condition including eligible adverse weather events, eligible disease and eligible attacks from Jan. 1, 2018 through Dec. 31, 2018 must submit a notice of loss within 30 calendar days of...

FSA would like to remind Montana producers that they have until March 15, 2018 to sign-up for the Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for all 2018 spring planted NAP crops except spring seeded rye, speltz, triticale, wheat,...

2018 NAP: USDA Encourages Producers to Consider Risk Protection Coverage: March 15th Deadline. FSA would like to remind Montana producers that they have until March 15, 2018 to sign-up for the Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)...

The local USDA office announces that every producer with pasture and hay land need to complete a fall acreage report at the FSA office by the deadline of Wednesday, November 15. In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all...

Fire and drought have caused severe damage in Phillips County. Farms and ranches suffering from drought and/or fire damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Phillips County Farm Service...

Fire and drought have caused severe damage in Phillips County. Farms and ranches suffering from drought and/or fire damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Phillips County Farm Service...

USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has authorized emergency haying on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands beginning July 16 through Aug. 30, 2017 for counties in Montana, North Dakota, and South...

As of July 6, 2017, Phillips County has met the extreme drought (D3) criteria on the U.S. Drought Monitor and livestock producers in the county are eligible to sign up for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). Applications are required for...

Upcoming FSA Crop Certification Deadline July 17, 2017 In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers, including livestock producers, are encouraged to visit their local FSA office to file an accurate crop certification...

Attention producers! If you have lost bales of hay during the October 2016 flood please contact the Phillips County office as soon as possible. The final date to file a notice of loss for hay is thir-ty days after the loss is apparent to you. The...

Attention Phillips County producers your 2017 acreage certification maps have been mailed to your home address. Montana producers with the following 2017 crops must report the acreage no later than November 15, 2016 to avoid late-file fees:...

The 2015 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) & Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments have been issued in the last week. PLC program payments are issued when the effective price of a covered commodity is less than the respective reference price for that...

With wheat prices falling at a range where LDPs may be applicable, producers should become familiar with the process to access this assistance. The 2014 Farm Bill authorized 2014-2018 crop year Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Loan Deficiency...

The Phillips County Farm Service Agency would like to remind all producers to stop by the office and pick up their spring certification maps. The spring crop certification deadline is July 15, 2016. Please bring in your completed maps and return...

Livestock disaster program enrollment opened on April 15, 2014. These disaster programs are authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill as permanent programs and provide retroactive authority to cover losses that occurred on or after Oct. 1, 2011. Eligible...

Producers are reminded to file their 2015 acreage reports with their local FSA county office by the common acreage reporting deadlines of: Nov. 17: 2015 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Apiculture, Perennial Forage, Pasture, Rangeland & Forage (PRF)...