Important Dates & Deadlines

The following are important dates and deadlines for the 2025 program year (April 1, 2025 to September 15, 2026).

  • March 14, 2025: Last date to apply for 2024 program year Post-Harvest Advances or an Actual Honey Production Advances.
  • April 1, 2025: First date dollars can be advanced under the 2025 program year.
  • June 30, 2025: Last date to apply for an Intended Seeding Advance and an Intended Honey Production Advance.
  • July 31, 2025: Last date to transfer an Intended Seeding Advance to Actual Seeded Advance or an Intended Honey Production Advance to an Anticipated Honey Production Advance.
  • Sept. 15, 2025: Last date to repay 2024 program year advances for field crops and honey.
  • Dec. 15, 2025: Last date to transfer an Actual Seeded Advance to a Post-Harvest Advance and transfer an Anticipated Honey Production Advance to an Actual Honey Production Advance.
  • Jan. 30, 2026: Last date to make crop and honey advance repayments without providing Proof of Sale Documentation.
  • March 16, 2026: Last date to apply for 2025 program year. Post-Harvest Advances or an Actual Honey Production Advances.
  • Sept. 15, 2026: Last date to repay 2025 program year advances for field crops and honey.