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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., Aug. 20, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Florida oats, potato, sugarcane, and wheat growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is September 30. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the September 30 sales closing date to do so. 

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USDA Announces New Production and Revenue History Insurance Program for Strawberries in Florida and California

VALDOSTA, Ga., July 24, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced a new Production and Revenue History (PRH) Crop Insurance Program for strawberries in some counties in Florida beginning in the 2021 crop year. The program will expand to California beginning in the 2022 crop year. RMA developed PRH policies for specialty crops to provide revenue coverage in addition to yield…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., July 8, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Florida cabbage growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is August 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the August 15 sales closing date to do so. 

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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., June 22, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Florida fresh market sweet corn, fresh market tomato, and pepper growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is July 31. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the July 31 sales closing date to do so. 

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

VALDOSTA, Ga., April 1, 2020 -— The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina nursery growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is May 1. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the May 1 sales closing date to do so. Growers applying for the first time…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., April 1, 2020 -— The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Florida pecan tree growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is May 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the May 15 sales closing date to do so. 

Federal crop insurance is critical to the farm safety…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., March 10, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Florida citrus tree and fruit growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is April 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the April 15 sales closing date to do so. 

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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 28, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Florida corn, cotton, cucumbers, flue-cured tobacco, grain sorghum, peanut, and soybean growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2020 crop year is February 28. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy and, are calendar year or early fiscal year…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 8, 2020 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Florida rice growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2020 crop year 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. 

Federal crop insurance is critical to the farm safety…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Florida

VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 18, 2019 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Florida fresh market tomato and pecan growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2020 crop year 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.

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