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Jackson RO: Deadline to Purchase Shellfish Insurance Program is November 30

JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 18, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding producers of the November 30, 2024, deadline to purchase shellfish insurance for the 2025 crop year. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) shellfish insurance program insures producers…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Louisiana for Oats, Sugarcane, and Wheat

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Louisiana oats, sugarcane, and wheat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2025 crop year is September 30. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the…

USDA Expands Shellfish Insurance Program

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Shellfish insurance program beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage to an additional 27…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Louisiana for Spring Planted Crops and Whole-Farm Revenue Protection

JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 14, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Louisiana corn, cotton, grain sorghum, hybrid seed rice, peanuts, rice, soybeans, and sweet potato producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024 crop year is February 28. Growers who are interested in the…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Louisiana for Fall Planted Crops

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 15, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Louisiana oats, sugarcane 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. 

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Louisiana for Spring Planted Crops, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, and Micro Farm Program

JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 31, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Louisiana corn, cotton, grain sorghum, hybrid seed rice, peanuts, rice, soybeans, and sweet potato producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is February 28. Growers who are interested in the…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Louisiana for Fall Planted Crops

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Louisiana oats, sugarcane, 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…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Louisiana for Spring Planted Crops and Whole-Farm Revenue Protection

JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 31, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Louisiana corn, cotton, grain sorghum, hybrid seed rice, peanuts, rice, soybeans, and sweet potato producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2022 crop year is February 28. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy and are calendar year or early…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Louisiana for Spring Planted Crops and Whole-Farm Revenue Protection

JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 31, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Louisiana corn, cotton, grain sorghum, hybrid seed rice, peanuts, rice, soybeans, and sweet potato producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2022 crop year is February 28. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy and are calendar…

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in Louisiana Impacted by Hurricane Ida

ALEXANDRIA, La., Sept. 30, 2021 — Louisiana agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by Hurricane Ida and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Additionally, agricultural producers in certain Louisiana parishes will have an…