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USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Nevada Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires and Drought
RENO, Nevada., Sept. 21, 2021 — Nevada agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the wildfires and ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about program…
RMA Enhances Crop Insurance for Grapes
DAVIS, Calif., September 1, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is enhancing crop insurance for grapes, expanding contract price eligibility, and clarifying calculations for contract pricing for grape crops beginning in crop year 2022. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will also extend the acreage reporting date for grapes from…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires and Drought
DAVIS, Calif., Aug. 20, 2021 — California agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the wildfires and ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires and Drought
DAVIS, Calif., Aug. 20, 2021 — California agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the wildfires and ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and…
USDA Expands Strawberry Crop Insurance Program to California
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that its Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding the Production and Revenue History (PRH) Strawberry Pilot crop insurance program to California. The expansion will be effective for the 2022 and succeeding crop years. Producers may purchase the policy from April 30 through July 1, 2021, or from April 30…
USDA Announces New Production and Revenue History Insurance Program for Strawberries in Florida and California
VALDOSTA, Ga., July 24, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced a new Production and Revenue History (PRH) Crop Insurance Program for strawberries in some counties in Florida beginning in the 2021 crop year. The program will expand to California beginning in the 2022 crop year. RMA developed PRH policies for specialty crops to provide revenue coverage in addition to yield…
Crop Insurance Coverage Improvements for California Strawberries Available
Davis, Calif., June 1, 2015 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced improvements to the strawberry crop insurance program for California producers located in Fresno, Merced, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Ventura counties for the 2016 crop year. Changes include an alternative method to set-up the guarantee, an additional insurable practice, and a longer insurance period for…
Crop Insurance Expanded in California
Davis, Calif., May 26, 2015 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will now provide Alfalfa Seed insurance coverage in Imperial County, California for the 2016 crop year. Alfalfa seed grown solely for harvest as certified seed or grown under a seed contract is insurable under the policy. The program provides protection against adverse weather conditions, failure of irrigation water supply, fire…
Important Crop Insurance Deadline Near for Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah Producers
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in California
DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 6, 2015 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds California producers that the final date to apply for the new Whole-Farm Revenue Protection insurance policy is February 28, 2015. Whole-Farm Revenue Protection is available for the 2015 crop year in Butte, Fresno, Kern, Mendocino, Monterey, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo,…