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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Aug. 30, 2017 – 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 Sept. 30 for the 2018 crop year. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., March 9, 2017 – 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. 11, 2016 – 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 2017 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., August 19, 2016 – 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 2017 crop year. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have…

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

SAINT PAUL, Minn., April 27, 2016 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announces updated guidance for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin farmers who use cover crops and insure their cash crops through Federal crop insurance. The updated cover crop fact sheet is available on the

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

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Mar. 22, 2016 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the updated final planting date maps are now available for all crops insured under the federal crop insurance program in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The final planting date maps are available on the St. Paul Regional…

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

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Feb. 22, 2016 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the updated crop fact sheets are now available for all commodities with a March 15 sales closing date for the 2016 crop year in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The fact sheets are available on the St. Paul Regional Office…

Crop Insurance Resources Available for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Dec. 17, 2015 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that updates are now available for all commodities and insurance plans with a November 30 contract change date for the 2016 crop year in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The actuarial documents are available on the St.…

Crop Insurance Resources Available for Minnesota and Wisconsin Farmers

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Oct. 15, 2015 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers that updated fact sheets are available for apples, cranberries, forage production, and tart cherries insured under the federal crop insurance program in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Crop insurance provides protection against crop production losses due to natural perils such as drought, hail, and excessive…

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

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Aug. 17, 2015 –USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers that updated fact sheets are available for cultivated wild rice, forage production, mint, and wheat insured under the federal crop insurance program in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Crop insurance provides protection against crop production losses due to natural perils such as drought, hail,…