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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 Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., April 1, 2015 - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds citrus tree and fruit growers in Florida of the April 15 deadline to purchase crop insurance. Growers need to buy, review, or modify their crop insurance policies before the sales closing date has passed. Crop insurance provides protection against crop production losses due to natural perils such as drought, hail,…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., Feb. 12, 2015 • The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers of the February 28 sales closing date for crop insurance in Florida. This applies to crop insurance policies for corn, cotton, peanuts, and soybeans. Also included is flue-cured tobacco in Alachua, Columbia, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison and Suwannee counties and grain sorghum in Calhoun,…

February 15 Sales Closing Date Near for Crop Insurance in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 29, 2015 ― USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers of the February 15 sales closing date for crop insurance in Florida. This sales closing date applies to crop insurance policies for rice in Glades, Hendry and Palm Beach counties. The sales closing date is the last day to buy a new policy or change an existing policy’s coverage level.

January 31 Sales Closing Date Near for Crop Insurance in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 22, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers of the January 31 sales closing date for crop insurance in Florida. This sales closing date applies to crop insurance policies for fresh market tomatoes in Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson and Walton counties and pecans in Jefferson County. The sales closing date is the last day to buy a new policy or change an existing…