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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., February 17, 2017 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage on most spring-planted crops for the 2017 crop year is March 15, 2017. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until March 15 to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 1, 2016 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts clam producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2017 crop year is November 30, 2016. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 30 to do so.

Crop insurance provides coverage for death of clams due…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 20, 2016 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts apple, cranberry and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2017 crop year is November 20, 2016. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 17, 2016 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds beekeepers and pasture, rangeland and forage producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage under the Rainfall Index program for the 2017 crop year is November 15, 2016. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 15 to do so.…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., April 19, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts nursery growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2017 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 may purchase coverage…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., March 2, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage on most insurable spring-planted crops is March 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until the March 15 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 16, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts clam producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance on next year’s crop is November 30. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 30 to do so. Insurance coverage for clams is available under a pilot program in Barnstable,…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 5, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Massachusetts apple, cranberry, and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance on next year’s crop is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.

Price elections for 2016 are $15.95 per bushel for fresh apples, $3.55…

Crop Insurance Expanded in Massachusetts

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will now provide pasture, rangeland and forage (PRF) coverage in all Massachusetts counties for 2016. Producers have until November 15, 2015, to buy coverage under the Rainfall Index program on their 2016 crop.

The Rainfall Index is a group risk policy that covers apiculture as well as forage and…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Near for Massachusetts Producers

RALEIGH, N.C., May 13, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds all Massachusetts producers that they need to have their Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification form (AD-1026) on file with their local…