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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Feb. 18, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for spring crops such as barley, buckwheat, cabbage, canola, cigar binder tobacco, corn, cucumbers, dry beans, dry peas, flax, forage seeding, grain sorghum, green peas, hemp, hybrid seed corn, oats, onions, popcorn, potatoes,…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Oct. 17, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for perennial crops such as apples, cranberries, grapes, and tart cherries is November 20 for the 2020 crop year. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the November 20 sales…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Aug. 28, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for fall-planted crops, such as cultivated wild rice, forage production, grass seed, mint, rye, and wheat, is September 30 for the 2020 crop year. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also…

Damaged Grain Markets for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., April 8, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that a Damaged Grain Buyers list is now available on the St. Paul Regional Office website. The St. Paul Regional Office is providing a list of buyers of damaged grain that service Iowa, Minnesota, or Wisconsin. The list…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Feb. 19, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for spring crops such as barley, buckwheat, cabbage, canola, cigar binder tobacco, corn, cucumbers, dry beans, dry peas, grain sorghum, flax, forage seeding, green peas, hybrid seed corn, oats, popcorn, potatoes, processing…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Oct. 19, 2018 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for perennial crops such as apples, cranberries, and tart cherries is November 20 for the 2019 crop year. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the November 20 sales closing…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Aug. 30, 2018 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for fall-planted crops, such as cultivated wild rice, forage production, grass seed, mint, and wheat, is September 30 for the 2019 crop year. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., FEB. 13, 2018 – Last year’s hurricanes, wildfires, and droughts, devastated parts of the South, Midwest, Northern Plains, and California, and were a stark reminder that agriculture is an inherently risky business. Federal crop insurance indemnities for these disasters totaled more than $1 billion in 2017.

“The prosperity of the rural economy depends on our farmers and…

Crop Insurance Resources Available for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Producers

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Jan. 8, 2018 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that updated crop fact sheets are now available for all commodities with a March 15 sales closing date for the 2018 crop year in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The fact sheets are available on the St. Paul Regional Office…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Oct. 24, 2017 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for perennial crops such as apples, cranberries, and tart cherries is November 20 for the 2018 crop year. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the November 20 sales closing…