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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Pennsylvania

RALEIGH, N.C., August 30, 2019 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Pennsylvania producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2020 crop year is September 30, 2019. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until September 30 to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection against crop…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C., April 1, 2019 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia nursery growers that the date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2020 crop year is May 1. Current policyholders who wish to make…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2019 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage on most spring-planted crops for the 2019 crop year is March 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until March 15 to do so. Growers also have until March 15 to apply for coverage under the…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 30, 2019 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania green pea growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2019 crop year is February 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until February 15 to do so.

Federal crop…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 30, 2018 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts clam producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2019 crop year is November 30. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 30 to do so.

Crop insurance provides coverage for death of clams due to protected…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 26, 2018 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts apple, cranberry, grape and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2019 crop year is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.

Peach crop insurance has been expanded into…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15, 2018 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds beekeepers and pasture, rangeland and forage producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage under the Rainfall Index program for the 2019 crop year is November 15, 2018. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 15 to do so.

The…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., April 11, 2018 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts nursery growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2019 crop year is May 1. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the May 1 sales closing date to do so. Growers applying for the first time may purchase coverage at any time…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2018 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage on most spring-planted crops for the 2018 crop year is March 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until March 15 to do so. Growers also have until March 15 to apply for coverage under the…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

Apple, Cranberry, Grape, and Peach Growers Need to Make Insurance Decisions Soon

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 9, 2017 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts apple, cranberry, and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2018 crop year is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have…