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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 28, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama fresh market sweet corn growers the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage is February 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the February 15 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection against a loss in…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 15, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama pecan 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 production due to…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, GA., Dec. 17, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds growers of the December 31 deadline to purchase crop insurance in Alabama. This applies to crop insurance policies for potatoes in Baldwin, DeKalb, and Jackson counties. Growers need to buy, review, or modify their crop insurance policies before the sales closing date has passed. Crop insurance provides…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Nov. 5, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds growers of the November 20 deadline to purchase crop insurance in Alabama.

Crop insurance coverage is available for blueberries in Baldwin County. Crop insurance coverage is available for peaches in Autauga, Blount, Chilton, Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan counties. Growers need to buy…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Nov. 3, 2015 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds forage, livestock, and honey producers of the November 15 deadline to purchase crop insurance in Alabama. Acreage intended for grazing and haying is insurable under the Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) program. Colonies of bees are insurable under the Apiculture program. For 2016, the PRF and Apiculture…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Sept. 16, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds growers of the September 30 deadline to purchase crop insurance in Alabama. This deadline applies to crop insurance policies for canola in Limestone County; and oats and wheat in select counties. Growers need to buy, review, or modify their crop insurance policies before the sales closing date has passed. Crop…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Near for Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina Producers

VALDOSTA, Ga., May 12, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds all producers, including, fruit, vegetable and nursery producers, that they need to have their Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification form (…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina

VALDOSTA, Ga., Apr. 16, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds nursery growers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina of the May 1 deadline to purchase crop insurance. Nursery growers who already have coverage under the federal crop insurance program need to renew or modify their crop insurance policies before the sales closing date has passed. Growers applying for…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Feb. 26, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers of the March 15, 2015 sales closing date for fresh market tomatoes in Blount and St. Clair counties and popcorn in Madison County. The sales closing date is the last day to buy a new policy or change an existing policy’s coverage level. 

Crop insurance provides protection against crop production…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alabama

VALDOSTA, Ga., Feb. 12, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers of the February 28 sales closing date for crop insurance in Alabama. This applies to crop insurance policies for corn, cotton, grain sorghum, peanuts, and soybeans. The sales closing date is the last day to buy a new policy or change an existing policy’s coverage level.

Crop insurance provides protection…