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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…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia

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 Georgia. This applies to crop insurance policies for corn, cotton, flue-cured tobacco, 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.…