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USDA Announces New Kiwifruit Crop Insurance Policy in Portions of California
DAVIS, Calif., August 29, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is introducing a new crop insurance policy for Kiwifruit farmers in California. The new Kiwifruit policy will provide coverage against yield losses for fresh varieties of commercially…
USDA Announces New Grapevine Insurance Program to Protect Against Natural Hazards
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is expanding crop insurance options with a new Grapevine insurance program, which will provide coverage for loss of grafted vines caused by natural…
USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in the RMA Davis, Calif. Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
DAVIS, Calif. July 24, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout the Davis, Calif. region to participate in a special in-person listening session to provide comments on the Prevented Planting Request for Information published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2023. The event will give producers the opportunity to meet…
USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in both the RMA Davis, California and Spokane, Oregon Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
SPOKANE, June 22, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout northern California and Oregon region to participate in a special in-person listening session to provide comments on the Prevented Planting Request for Information published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2023. The event will give producers the opportunity…
USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in both the RMA Davis, California and Spokane, Oregon Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
SPOKANE, June 22, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout northern California and Oregon region to participate in a special in-person listening session to provide comments on the Prevented Planting Request for Information published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2023. The event will give producers the opportunity…
USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in the RMA Davis, California Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
DAVIS, Calif., June 20, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout the Davis, Calif. region to participate in a special in-person listening session to provide comments on the Prevented Planting Request for Information published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2023. The event will give producers the opportunity to meet…
RMA Adds Flexibility for Sugar Beet Crop Insurance
Davis, Calif. 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 …
RMA Revises Crop Insurance for Walnuts in California
DAVIS, CA, Oct. 28, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising its crop insurance program for walnuts for the 2023 and succeeding crop years. In direct response to stakeholder feedback, the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is removing the five-acre minimum acreage requirement of its walnut insurance…
USDA Announces New Crop Insurance Program for Pomegranates in California
DAVIS, CA, Oct. 27, 2022 – Pomegranate producers in California now have more crop insurance and risk management options. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Risk Management Agency (RMA) announce the launch of a new Pomegranate crop insurance program that will be offered beginning in the 2023 crop year. The new program will include coverage for weather…