Idaho News
USDA Announces Improvements to Camelina Pilot Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the camelina pilot crop insurance program for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage options by allowing enterprise units and increasing maximum coverage levels. In addition, RMA is aligning planting dates with winter wheat for…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Idaho Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought
BOISE, Idaho, July 21, 2021 – Idaho agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. As agricultural producers move into recovery…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
SPOKANE, Wash., March 11, 2021 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for spring crops and programs such as barley, buckwheat, cabbage, canola, corn, dry beans, dry peas, flax, forage seeding, green peas, hemp, hybrid popcorn seed, hybrid sweet corn seed, mint, mustard, oats,…
Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
SPOKANE, Wash., April 13, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington nursery growers the final date to apply for Nursery (FG&C) crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is May 1, 2020. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the May 1, 2020 sales closing date to do so. Growers…
USDA Reminds Farmers of Upcoming Spring Crop and Whole-Farm Revenue Sales Closing Deadlines
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 13, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington of the final dates to purchase or modify federal crop insurance coverage on 2020 spring-planted crops is fast approaching. Calendar and early fiscal tax filers also have time to purchase the…
Sales Closing Date for Late Fiscal Filers for Whole-Farm Revenue and Fruit Producers Nears
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Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in the Pacific Northwest
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 8, 2019 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington states to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2020 crop year before the sales closing dates. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the sales closing dates…
Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
SPOKANE, Wash., April 10, 2015 â The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds nursery growers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington 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…
Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Crop Insurance Deadlines Near in Idaho, Oregon and Washington
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan 26, 2015 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington that the final date to purchase or modify federal crop insurance coverage on most 2015 spring-planted crops is approaching. Farmers can also purchase the new Whole-Farm Revenue Protection option for 2015 crops.
For 2015 spring planted onions in Idaho,…