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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 14, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New Jersey potato growers the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage is January 31. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the January 31 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection against a loss in potato production due…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 5, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New Jersey apple, blueberry, cranberry, and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance on next year’s crop is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.

Price elections for 2016 are $17.30 per bushel…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 5, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New Jersey apple, blueberry, cranberry, and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance on next year’s crop is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.

Price elections for 2016 are $17.30 per bushel for fresh…

Crop Insurance Expanded in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will now provide pasture, rangeland and forage (PRF) coverage in all New Jersey counties for 2016. Producers have until November 15, 2015, to buy coverage under the Rainfall Index program on their 2016 crop.

The Rainfall Index is a group risk policy that covers apiculture as well as forage and livestock…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015 —The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New Jersey producers that the final date to purchase crop insurance for their 2016 forage protection is September 30, 2015. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until September 30 to do so. Forage production insurance is available in Atlantic, Burlington,…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 16, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New Jersey small grains producers that the final date to purchase crop insurance on next year’s crop is September 30, 2015. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until September 30 to do so. Information on coverage available in select counties can be found…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., July 1, 2015 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New Jersey fall-seeded forage growers that the final date for a new applicant to apply for 2016 fall-seeded forage crop insurance is July 31, 2015. Crop Insurance is a safety net for fall-seeded forage produced in eligible counties, providing coverage up to 75 percent of the historic average yield.

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Near for New Jersey Producers

RALEIGH, N.C., May 13, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds all New Jersey producers that they need to have their Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification form (AD-1026) on file with their local…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., April 1, 2015 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New Jersey nursery producers that the final date for a new applicant to apply for 2016 nursery crop insurance is May 1, 2015.

New applications may be filed anytime. However, all applications including those for new or amended coverage are subject to a 30-day waiting period before commencement of coverage. Coverage…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New Jersey

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 20, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New Jersey farmers that the final date to purchase crop insurance for most insurable spring-planted crops is March 15, 2015. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until this March 15 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection…