Missouri News
USDA’s Risk Management Agency Expands Crop Insurance for Hemp to Two More States
TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 28, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it is expanding its Hemp crop insurance program to Missouri and South Dakota beginning in the 2024 crop year. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), which administers the program, is now making it available for hemp grown for fiber or…
USDA Reminds Corn and Soybean Farmers of Purchase Deadline for Expanded Margin Protection
TOPEKA, Kans., September 8, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding producers interested in its expanded Margin Protection insurance plan that to be eligible for the 2024 crop year, they will need to purchase their coverage by September 30, 2023.…
USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in the RMA Topeka, Kansas Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
TOPEKA, Kan., July 19, 2023 – …
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Producers interested in Insuring Double Crop Grain Sorghum and Soybeans
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 9, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska that for the 2023 crop year there may be options for insuring double crop grain sorghum as well as double crop soybeans in counties where the Following Another Crop (FAC) practice is not available. Producers intending to plant soybeans or other crops after…
USDA Improves Crop Insurance Coverage for Tobacco
TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 5, 2022 — U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced today that beginning with the 2023 crop year, it is expanding contract provisions for price and quality for more types of insurable tobacco to its crop insurance coverage.
“After listening to our stakeholders, tobacco farmers and other partners, we know these…
USDA Expands High-Risk Alternate Coverage Crop Insurance to Cotton as a Permanent Endorsement
TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. 29, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will expand crop insurance coverage for the High-Risk Alternate Coverage Endorsement (HR-ACE) to cotton beginning with the 2023 crop year. In addition, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has designated the HR-ACE as a permanent endorsement.
“By offering HR-ACE…
USDA Makes It Easier to Grow Food Next Year
Topeka, Kans. Oct. 6, 2022 – With challenges related to the pandemic, supply chains, and the war in Ukraine, farmers are doing their part to feed the world. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making that easier by simplifying the crop insurance application process and expanding double cropping coverage, enabling producers to insure two crops on the same land…
USDA’s Risk Management Agency Reminds Producers Considering Double Crop Soybeans of their Crop Insurance Options
TOPEKA, Kans., June 6, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds agricultural producers that for the 2022 crop year there may be options for insuring double crop soybeans as well as grain sorghum and other crops in counties where the Following Another Crop (FAC) practice is not available. Producers intending to plant soybeans or other crops after wheat in counties where double…
USDA Expands Hybrid Seed Rice Crop Insurance Through Written Agreements
TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 30, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced an expansion of Hybrid Seed Rice (HSR) crop insurance coverage by allowing written agreements for certain counties and parishes in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas, starting with the 2021 crop year.
“This expansion of hybrid seed rice crop insurance…
Important Deadline Near for Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Insurance
TOPEKA, Kan., Oct. 27, 2016 The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers and ranchers in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska the final date to apply for insurance coverage on pasture, rangeland, or forage acres for 2017 is November 15. The Rainfall Index Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) pilot program provides coverage to protect livestock operations from the risks of forage…