Archive for the "Crop Insurance" Category

These flexibilities include: enabling producers to send notifications and reports electronically, extending the date for production reports and providing additional time and deferring interest on premium and other payments.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig met with USDA officials from different agencies and local farmers Friday at the Silver Spur Bar […]

During the next few weeks, many farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2020 crop year. March 16 […]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released a proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget that includes steep cuts to the Department […]

USDA on Thursday detailed some insurance options for hemp farmers, but also stressed that hemp farmers will have to abide by the […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A […]

Experts Urge Farmers to Weigh Economics of ARC vs. PLC on Farm-by-Farm Basis In 2014, the choice between the Agricultural Risk Coverage […]

USDA Reminds Producers Who Received ‘Top-up Payments’ about Premium Payment Deadlines and Requirement to Purchase Crop Insurance for the Next Two Crop Years

USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will continue to defer accrual of interest for 2019 […]