Flatlands Crop Division

06/24/2026

📣🚜 Only THREE weeks left to report your 2026 Spring Acres 🚜📣

To ensure your report is submitted on time, we need your acreage information and your signature before the end of the day on July 15th.‼️

We accept acreage information from:
✅ Maps
✅ Spreadsheets
✅ FSA 578 forms
✅ And more!

As long as your submission is received before July 15th and includes your:

⭐️Farm
⭐️Tract
⭐️Field
⭐️Crop
⭐️Acres
⭐️Planting date(s)

…it will meet our reporting requirements.

📞 Call our office at 252-799-0945 to report your acres or 📧 Email your information to [email protected]

06/23/2026

Nominations are now being accepted for farmers interested in serving on the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committees. 🚜

To be eligible, candidates must participate in or cooperate with a USDA program and reside within the local administrative area (LAA) up for election this year. Farmers may nominate themselves or be nominated by others. Nomination forms for the 2026 election must be postmarked or received by the local FSA office no later than August 3, 2026.

Your voice matters. Farmers are the ones with boots on the ground, equipment in the field, and hands-on experience managing the challenges and opportunities of agriculture every day. Your perspective is essential in helping shape USDA FSA programs and ensuring they effectively serve your local farming community.

Click the link below to read the official USDA news release and learn more about the nomination process and where to find the nomination application.

Nominations Now Open for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County Committees Farmers.gov sent this bulletin at 06/23/2026 08:55 AM EDT Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release June 23, 2026 Contacts Chiquita McDowell chiquita.mcdowe...

06/17/2026

🚨 Attention Farmers 🚨

With severe drought conditions continuing across North Carolina, it is critical that you contact your crop insurance agent as soon as possible if you are experiencing any of the following:

• Needing to replant
• Poor or failed crop stands
• Crops not growing as expected
• Crops suffering from drought stress or burning up in the field
• Any other crop-related concerns

⚠️ Do NOT destroy, disc, or otherwise alter a crop before speaking with your agent. An insurance adjuster must inspect, appraise, and release the affected acres before any action is taken.

Timely reporting is essential to protecting your coverage and ensuring claims are handled properly. Know your numbers, understand your policy, and stay in communication with your agent.

If you have questions or need to report a loss, contact us today:

📞 252-799-0945
📧 [email protected]

Don’t wait—the sooner you report an issue, the better we can assist you.

06/17/2026

Mark your calendars for the 56th Annual Blackland Farm Managers Tour on August 5th, 2026! This year, we’re heading to Beaufort County along Peoples Road (between Bath and Burbage Crossroads), hosted by Scattered Acres and Poole Farms.

⚠️ NEW FORMAT FOR 2026! ⚠️
This year’s tour will look very different from past events. We are giving you the freedom to move at your own pace through exhibits, presentations, research plots, live demonstrations, and sponsor tents!

What you’ll find on-site:
🎓 NC State University Extension Specialists presenting on a wide range of timely, relevant agricultural topics.
🚜 Industry Representatives showcasing the latest products, hybrids, and varieties directly in the field.
💡 An up-close look at the emerging technologies and management practices shaping modern agriculture.

Come see why this tour has grown into one of the largest agricultural events of its kind in North Carolina!

📅 When: Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
📍 Where: Peoples Road, Beaufort County (Between Bath & Burbage Crossroads)
🌦️ Rain Date: Friday, August 7th, 2026

Pre-registration and agenda coming soon! Save the date, spread the word, and we'll see you in the field! 👇

06/15/2026

Our latest newsletter has just been posted. Scan the QR code below to read the latest industry news and reminders about 2026 spring acreage reporting.

06/15/2026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in North Carolina impacted by the drought!

“I encourage producers to stay in close contact with their local USDA Service Center to report losses and damages and learn more about the many program options we have available to assist them in building drought resiliency and navigating drought recovery," said USDA Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary Richard Fordyce.

Learn more in the release below and apply by July 15th!

More info: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAFARMERS/bulletins/41b8587

06/15/2026

📣🚜 2026 Spring Acreage Reporting Deadline – July 15th 🚜📣

Today marks just one month until the acreage reporting deadline! To ensure your report is submitted on time, we need your acreage information and your signature before the end of the day on July 15th.

We accept acreage information from:
✅ Maps
✅ Spreadsheets
✅ FSA 578 forms
✅ And more!

As long as your submission is received before July 15th and includes your:

⭐️Farm
⭐️Tract
⭐️Field
⭐️Crop
⭐️Acres
⭐️Planting date(s)

…it will meet our reporting requirements.

Don’t wait until the last minute! Avoid the rush and get your information to us now.

📞 Call our office at 252-799-0945 to report your acres or 📧 Email your information to [email protected]

We’re here to help make the reporting process as easy as possible!

06/11/2026

FSA is expanding payment limitation and payment eligibility provisions that affect program payments including allowing for the equitable treatment of qualified pass-through entities, resulting in additional payment limits for those entities. This change allows producers to structure their farm entities to benefit from the legal protections of certain business structures without limiting their access to the farm safety net.

Updated farm operating plans must be on file with FSA by Sept. 15, 2026, for program year 2026.
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/06-03-2026/usda-expands-payment-limitation-payment-eligibility-provisions-farmers

05/29/2026

🚨 $1.625 billion is available to specialty crop farmers through USDA's Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program. These payments provide financial support to allow producers to pay for production and marketing inputs in the face of significant market disruptions and elevated input costs during the 2025 growing season. The deadline to apply is Aug. 7, 2026.

On June 1, producers with a http://Login.gov account can access and submit their pre-filled application at fsa.usda.gov/ascf, and beginning June 8, producers can request their pre-filled application from their USDA Farm Service Agency county office. Payments will be issued as applications are submitted and approved, beginning as early as the first week of signup.

🔗 https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/05/29/usda-announces-enrollment-period-and-payment-rates-specialty-crop-farmers

05/27/2026

FSA is strengthening the farm safety net thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act that adds up to 30 million new base acres nationwide. Starting June 1, landowners can update and increase base acres in preparation for enrollment in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2026 and future crop years.

Landowners have until Aug. 31, 2026, to review and consider base acre increases on farms enrolled in ARC or PLC. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/05-26-2026/usda-announces-base-acre-increase-opportunity-agriculture-risk-price