The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding farm landowners to review their newly assigned base acres before an important August 31st deadline. Because if you do nothing, those base acres will transfer and be the permanent record of your farm.” As Fordyce mentioned, once the deadline passes, those base acre assignments will become part of the farm’s permanent record and could affect future program benefits. If you received a base acre notice from USDA, don’t set it aside. Review the information now and contact your local FSA office before the August 31st deadline to ensure your farm records are correct.