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Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)
Pays when drought hits your grazing. Pondera County is on the 2026 list: up to 4 monthly payments.
USDA & NRCS money programs: deadlines & sign-ups
FSA pays on deadlines, not on how dry it got. Here are the deadlines.
Deadlines over the next 12 months
Money on the table in Pondera County
LFP 2026
Up to 4 payments
Pondera County is on FSA's list (Nov 5, 2026)
Next money deadline
5 days
Crop ins. · Nov 20, 2026
County totals from FSA, CRP and NRCS files. Totals only; no names or addresses are shown.
Disaster pay (FSA)
106days
Emergency Assistance for Livestock (ELAP)
Pays for feed, water and other losses that LFP and LIP do not cover.
106days
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)
Pays for livestock lost to a weather event or an attack.
FSA Emergency Loans
Low-rate loans after FSA designates your county a disaster area.
Insurance (RMA)
16days
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage rain insurance (PRF)
Insurance that pays when pasture rainfall runs short. Buy it before the date.
5days
Other crop insurance plans
Crop insurance plans for the 2027 crop year. 6 plans have a sales-closing date.
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Deadlines
Crop insurance sales closing for Pondera County, NRCS conservation program cutoffs, and Montana property-tax and ag-use dates. Each date comes from the agency that sets it. When a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the next business day usually counts; check the source. A date shows here once it is posted on an official page, with a link to that page; until then it says confirm at source.
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Showing cattle and pasture dates.
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Dec 1, 2026in 16 daysLast day to buy 2027 pasture rain insurance (PRF)Crop insurance (RMA)
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Mar 1, 2027in 106 daysLivestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP): application and papers for 2026 losses are due by this date.FSA disaster programs · 7 CFR 1416.206(a)
Details and source
Source: USDA FSA · checked Oct 18, 2026 -
Mar 1, 2027in 106 daysEmergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP): notice of loss, application and papers for 2026 losses are due by this date.FSA disaster programs · 7 CFR 1416.107
Details and source
Source: USDA FSA · checked Oct 18, 2026 -
Mar 1, 2027in 106 daysLivestock Indemnity Program (LIP): notice of loss, application and papers for 2026 losses are due by this date.FSA disaster programs · 7 CFR 1416.305(b)
Details and source
Source: USDA FSA · checked Oct 18, 2026
Show all crop-insurance dates (6)
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Nov 20, 2026in 5 daysalso Apr 15, 2027Micro Farm 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
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Nov 20, 2026in 5 daysalso Mar 15, 2027Whole Farm Revenue Protection 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
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Dec 1, 2026in 16 daysApiculture 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
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Mar 15, 2027in 120 daysForage Seeding 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
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Mar 15, 2027in 120 daysTriticale 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
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Mar 15, 2027in 120 daysWheat 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
Details and source
Plans: Area Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion, Area Yield Protection, Enhanced Cov Opt - Rev Prot, Enhanced Cov Opt - Rev Prot with Harv Price Excl, Enhanced Cov Opt - Yield Prot, Revenue Prot with Harvest Price Exclusion, Revenue Protection, Supp Cov Opt - Rev Prot, Supp Cov Opt - Rev Prot with Harv Price Excl, Supp Cov Opt - Yield Prot, Yield ProtectionDate posted: USDA crop insurance (RMA)
FSA disaster programs
- Mar 1, 2027in 106 daysLivestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)Application and papers for 2026 losses are due by this date. Rule: March 1 after the year of the loss (next business day if it falls on a weekend). Source: 7 CFR 1416.206(a), set by FSA's final rule of Jan 17, 2025 · checked Oct 18, 2026
- Mar 1, 2027in 106 daysEmergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP)Notice of loss, application and papers for 2026 losses are due by this date. Rule: March 1 after the year of the loss (next business day if it falls on a weekend). Source: 7 CFR 1416.107, set by FSA's final rule of Jan 17, 2025 · checked Oct 18, 2026
- Mar 1, 2027in 106 daysLivestock Indemnity Program (LIP)Notice of loss, application and papers for 2026 losses are due by this date. Rule: March 1 after the year of the loss (next business day if it falls on a weekend). Source: 7 CFR 1416.305(b), set by FSA's final rule of Jan 17, 2025 · checked Oct 18, 2026
- no fixed dateFSA Emergency Loans (after a disaster designation)Within 8 months of the county's disaster designation; your FSA office has the exact date.
Report a loss to your county FSA office early; they tell you what records to keep. Information only. FSA decides eligibility.
Already closed this season (5)
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Sep 30, 2026Forage Production 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
Details and source
Plans: Enhanced Cov Opt - Rev Prot, Enhanced Cov Opt - Rev Prot with Harv Price Excl, Enhanced Cov Opt - Yield Prot, Revenue Prot with Harvest Price Exclusion, Revenue Protection, Supp Cov Opt - Rev Prot, Supp Cov Opt - Rev Prot with Harv Price Excl, Supp Cov Opt - Yield Prot, Yield ProtectionDate posted: USDA crop insurance (RMA) -
Sep 30, 2026Triticale 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
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Sep 30, 2026Wheat 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
Details and source
Plans: Area Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion, Area Yield Protection, Enhanced Cov Opt - Rev Prot, Enhanced Cov Opt - Rev Prot with Harv Price Excl, Enhanced Cov Opt - Yield Prot, Margin Cov Opt - Rev Prot, Margin Cov Opt - Rev Prot w Harv Price Excl, Margin Cov Opt - Yield Prot, Margin Protection, Margin Protection with Harvest Price Option, Revenue Prot with Harvest Price Exclusion, Revenue Protection, Supp Cov Opt - Rev Prot, Supp Cov Opt - Rev Prot with Harv Price Excl, Supp Cov Opt - Yield Prot, Yield ProtectionDate posted: USDA crop insurance (RMA) -
Sep 1, 2026Nursery (NVS) 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
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Jul 31, 2026Forage Seeding 2027: last day to buy crop insuranceCrop insurance (RMA)
Partly pending. Dimmit directory: 404 Client Error: Not Found for url: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/dimmit.php; Montana property-tax and ag-valuation dates aren't in Cownty yet; check with your county assessor and treasurer
RMA dates from the Actuarial Data Master "Date" record for Pondera County; NRCS from its application cutoff page; Montana dates from the statute or official page linked on each row. Fetched Nov 14, 2026.
Report releases
USDA reports that move cattle and grain markets. Next dates appear once USDA posts them on ESMIS, the NASS calendar or the OCE WASDE page, with a link to where it was posted.
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Nov 20, 2026next releaseCattle on FeedUSDA NASSFeedlot inventory, placements and marketings (Texas is a top state). Monthly, 2 p.m. Central.Date posted by USDA ESMIS, Upcoming releasesAlso posted: Dec 18, 2026Last released Oct 23, 2026 · read it (PDF)Source: USDA ESMIS · NASS calendar · as of Nov 15, 2026
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Dec 10, 2026next releaseWorld Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)USDA World Agricultural Outlook BoardUSDA's monthly supply, demand and price forecasts for grains, oilseeds, cotton and livestock.Date posted by USDA Office of the Chief Economist, WASDE release datesAlso posted: Jan 12, 2027, Feb 10, 2027Last released Nov 10, 2026 · read it (PDF)Source: USDA ESMIS · WASDE schedule · as of Nov 15, 2026
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confirm at sourcenext releaseCattle (inventory)USDA NASSSize of the U.S. and Texas cattle herd, cows and replacement heifers. Twice a year (January and July).Not posted yet on ESMIS, NASS calendar. Cownty checks daily and shows the date once USDA posts it.Last released Jul 24, 2026 · read it (PDF)Source: USDA ESMIS, confirm the next date here · NASS calendar · as of Nov 15, 2026
Fetched Nov 15, 2026.
Appraisal districts
In Montana, ag-use and personal-property filings go to the county assessor; see the official links on the deadline rows above. Links only; Cownty does not look up owners or parcels.