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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia

VALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 6, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Georgia forage, livestock, and honey producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is November 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the November 15 sales closing date to do so.

Federal crop insurance is critical…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia

VALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 6, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Georgia apple, blueberry, and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is November 20. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection policy and are late fiscal year…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia

VALDOSTA, Ga., Aug. 20, 2020 —- The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Georgia barley, canola, oats, 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. 

Federal crop insurance…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia

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

Federal crop insurance is critical to the farm safety…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia

VALDOSTA, Ga., June 22, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Georgia fresh market sweet corn 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. 

Federal crop insurance is…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia

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

Federal crop insurance is critical to the farm safety net.…

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 Georgia

VALDOSTA, Ga., April 1, 2020 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Georgia 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 Georgia

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 28, 2020 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Georgia corn, cotton, 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 filers, have…

January 31 Sales Closing Date Near for Crop Insurance in Georgia

VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 22, 2015 ― USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers of the January 31 sales closing date for crop insurance in Georgia. This sales closing date applies to crop insurance policies for fresh market tomatoes in Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell and Seminole counties and pecans in eligible counties in the state. The sales closing date is the last day…