Kentucky News
Jackson RO: USDA Strengthens Climate Smart Agriculture Opportunities with New Crop Insurance Flexibilities
JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 18, 2024 – In support of Climate Smart efforts to expand renewable fuel sources, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced additional insurance options for soybeans planted behind domesticated pennycress in Illinois,…
USDA Makes Indemnity Payments to Producers Impacted by Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced additional assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in the…
USDA Offers Resources, Adds Flexibilities to Disaster Assistance Programs to Help Hurricane Helene-Impacted Farmers, Forest Landowners and Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2024 – In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which devastated communities, homes, farms and businesses across parts of the Southeast, the U.S. Department of…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Kentucky for Barley and Wheat
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Kentucky barley and wheat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2025 crop year is September 30. Currentpolicyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Kentucky for Spring Planted Crops and Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
JACKSON, Miss., March 6, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Kentucky corn, grain sorghum, hemp, popcorn, soybeans, and tobacco producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024 crop year is March 15. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Kentucky for Fall Planted Crops
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 15, 2023 —The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Kentucky barley and wheat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024 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.
Federal crop…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Kentucky for Spring Planted Crops, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, and Micro Farm Program
JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 3, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Kentucky corn, grain sorghum, hemp, popcorn, soybeans, and tobacco producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is March 15. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm Revenue…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Kentucky for Fall Planted Crops
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Kentucky barley and wheat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 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.
Federal crop insurance is critical to…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Kentucky for Spring Planted Crops, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm Program
JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 17, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Kentucky corn, grain sorghum, hemp, popcorn, soybeans and tobacco producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2022 crop year is March 15. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection…
Sales Closing Date Nears for Kentucky Crop Insurance Programs
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 17, 2021 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Kentucky producers that the final date to apply for insurance coverage on barley and wheat is September 30. Current policyholders and uninsured growers who wish to buy a policy for the 2022 crop year must make all decisions on crop insurance coverage by the sales closing date for that crop. Decisions include what…