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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Sept. 15, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama canola, oats, and wheat growers the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2017 crop year is September 30. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the September 30 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina

VALDOSTA, Ga., April 18, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina nursery growers the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage 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…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., March 2, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama fresh market tomato and popcorn farmers the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage is March 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the March 15 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection against a loss in…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Feb. 12, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama corn, cotton, grain sorghum, peanut, and soybean farmers the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage is February 28. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the February 28 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 28, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama fresh market sweet corn growers the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage is February 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the February 15 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection against a loss in…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 15, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama pecan growers the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage is January 31. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the January 31 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection against a loss in production due to…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, GA., Dec. 17, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds growers of the December 31 deadline to purchase crop insurance in Alabama. This applies to crop insurance policies for potatoes in Baldwin, DeKalb, and Jackson counties. Growers need to buy, review, or modify their crop insurance policies before the sales closing date has passed. Crop insurance provides…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Nov. 5, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds growers of the November 20 deadline to purchase crop insurance in Alabama.

Crop insurance coverage is available for blueberries in Baldwin County. Crop insurance coverage is available for peaches in Autauga, Blount, Chilton, Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan counties. Growers need to buy…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Nov. 3, 2015 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds forage, livestock, and honey producers of the November 15 deadline to purchase crop insurance in Alabama. Acreage intended for grazing and haying is insurable under the Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) program. Colonies of bees are insurable under the Apiculture program. For 2016, the PRF and Apiculture…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Sept. 16, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds growers of the September 30 deadline to purchase crop insurance in Alabama. This deadline applies to crop insurance policies for canola in Limestone County; and oats and wheat in select counties. Growers need to buy, review, or modify their crop insurance policies before the sales closing date has passed. Crop…