Montana News
Billings RO: USDA Announces Improvements to Crop Insurance for Hemp
BILLINGS, Mont., Nov. 20, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the hemp crop insurance program for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is changing the rotation requirements to allow hemp to be planted behind…
BILLINGS RO - USDA Announces Improvements to Crop Insurance for Cherries
BILLINGS, Mont., Aug. 27, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the Actual Revenue History (ARH) Sweet Cherry and ARH Tart Cherry for Processing crop insurance programs for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is allowing additional time for producers to meet the minimum production amount,…
USDA Announces Improvements to Camelina Pilot Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the camelina pilot crop insurance program for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage options by allowing enterprise units and increasing maximum coverage levels. In addition, RMA is aligning planting dates with winter wheat for…
USDA to Host In-Person Workshop in South Dakota To Focus on Livestock Risk Management Products
BILLINGS, Mont., December 18, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is hosting a series of in-person and virtual…
USDA’s Risk Management Agency Expands Crop Insurance for Hemp to Two More States
BILLINGS, Mont., 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 grain in most Missouri counties and in all South…
USDA Expands Crop Insurance Programs for Dry Beans and Dry Peas in Five States
BILLINGS, MONT., November 17, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made several updates and expansions to its crop insurance program for dry beans and dry peas that will begin with crop year 2024 in select counties of five states. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding insurance options for dry bean and dry pea producers in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming…
BILLINGS RO - USDA’s Insurance Option Offers First of Its Kind Risk Management Tool for Cow-Calf Producers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing Weaned Calf Risk Protection, a new insurance option for livestock producers in several states. This policy, offered by USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), offers…
USDA Reminds Corn and Soybean Farmers of Purchase Deadline for Expanded Margin Protection
BILLINGS, Mont., 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 Increases the Maximum Contract Price for Camelina Crop Insurance
BILLINGS, Mont. Dec. 6, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced today that it is increasing the maximum contract price for camelina crop insurance from $0.18 to $0.45 per pound for the 2023 crop year. This is important for camelina producers because they use their contract price to establish their insurance…
RMA Adds Flexibility for Sugar Beet Crop Insurance
Billings, Mont. Dec. 1, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) is adding flexibility to the Sugar Beet Crop Provisions with new options for the 2023 and succeeding crop years. These new options are effective in most states as of November 28, 2022 and published in the …