An interim payment is based on estimates of your program year production margin and reference margin. To receive an interim payment, your estimated production margin must decline by more than 30% of your estimated reference margin.
To be eligible to apply for a 2024 interim payment, you must have:
- completed a production cycle (unless you could not due to reasons beyond your control such as disaster circumstances like drought or flooding)
- completed 6 consecutive months of farming activity
- enrolled in AgriStability for 2024
Use the forms and guide below to apply for an interim payment. The deadline to submit a 2024 interim payment application is March 31, 2025.
- 2024 AgriStability Program Interim Payment Application Guide
- 2024 AgriStability Interim Payment Application Form
- 2024 AgriStability 2023 Interim Payment Application – Schedule 1 Additional Information
- 2024 AgriStability Interim Application Schedule 2 – Worksheet for 2023 Reference Margin
If you receive an interim payment, you must submit a final 2024 application by the final deadline (with penalty) of September 30, 2025 so your final AgriStability benefit can be calculated. If you do not submit the final 2024 application by the deadline, or if your interim payment exceeds your final benefit, you will have to repay any interim benefits you received.
For more information on interim payments, see How are interim payments and targeted advance payments calculated.