Massachusetts News
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 16, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts clam producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance on next year’s crop is November 30. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 30 to do so. Insurance coverage for clams is available under a pilot program in Barnstable,…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 5, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts apple, cranberry, and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance on next year’s crop is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.
Price elections for 2016 are $15.95 per bushel for fresh apples, $3.55…
Crop Insurance Expanded in Massachusetts
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will now provide pasture, rangeland and forage (PRF) coverage in all Massachusetts counties for 2016. Producers have until November 15, 2015, to buy coverage under the Rainfall Index program on their 2016 crop.
The Rainfall Index is a group risk policy that covers apiculture as well as forage and…
Important Crop Insurance Deadline Near for Massachusetts Producers
RALEIGH, N.C., May 13, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds all Massachusetts producers that they need to have their Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification form (AD-1026) on file with their local…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts
RALEIGH, N.C., April 1, 2015 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts nursery producers that the final date for a new applicant to apply for 2016 nursery crop insurance is May 1, 2015.
New applications may be filed anytime. However, all applications including those for new or amended coverage are subject to a 30-day waiting period before commencement of coverage.…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 20, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts farmers that the final date to purchase crop insurance for most insurable spring-planted crops is March 15, 2015. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until this March 15 sales closing date to do so.
Crop insurance provides protection…