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RALEIGH RO - USDA Offers New Crop Insurance Program for Producers Using Controlled Environments

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing a new crop insurance program designed for agricultural producers who use controlled environments in…

RALEIGH RO - USDA’s New Shellfish Pilot Crop Insurance Program Provides Oyster Producers with More Coverage Options

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that oyster producers are now eligible for protection against losses due to named storms, excessive heat during a low tide event, freeze during a low tide event, or low salinity due to excessive rainfall.…

RALEIGH RO - USDA’s New Crop Insurance for Tropical Storms Benefits Producers Impacted by Idalia

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recent expansion of its hurricane crop insurance policy to cover tropical storms this year has already provided farmers with $85.4 million to help them recover from Hurricane Idalia.…

USDA Reminds Corn and Soybean Farmers of Purchase Deadline for Expanded Margin Protection

RALEIGH, NC., 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

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C., August 30, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Virginia barley, winter wheat, and winter oat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024 crop year is September 30, 2023. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until September 30 to do so.

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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Delaware and West Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C., August 30, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Delaware and West Virginia barley and winter wheat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024 crop year is September 30, 2023. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until September 30 to do so.

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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in North Carolina and Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C., July 31, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds canola producers in North Carolina and Virginia that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024 crop year is August 31, 2023. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until August 31 to do so.

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USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in the RMA Raleigh, N.C. Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting 

RALEIGH, N.C., June 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia for Nursery Growers

Raleigh, NC, March 31, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia nursery growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024…

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

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Virginia cabbage, corn, cotton, fresh market bean, fresh market sweet corn, fresh market tomato, grain sorghum, hemp, peanut, processing bean, processing tomato, soybean, spring oat, and tobacco growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is March 15.…