Mississippi News
USDA Expands High-Risk Alternate Coverage Crop Insurance to Cotton as a Permanent Endorsement
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 29, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will expand crop insurance coverage for the High-Risk Alternate Coverage Endorsement (HR-ACE) to cotton beginning with the 2023 crop year. In addition, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has designated the HR-ACE as a permanent endorsement.
“By offering HR-ACE…
Jackson RO - USDA Makes It Easier to Grow Food Next Year
Jackson, MS. Oct 6, 2022 — With challenges related to the pandemic, supply chains, and the war in Ukraine, farmers are doing their part to feed the world. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making that easier by simplifying the crop insurance application process and expanding double cropping coverage, enabling producers to insure two…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Mississippi for Fall Planted Crops
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Mississippi oats and wheat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 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 is critical to…
USDA’s Risk Management Agency Reminds Producers Considering Double Crop Soybeans of their Crop Insurance Options
FLOWOOD, Miss., June 6, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds agricultural producers that for the 2022 crop year there are options for insuring double crop soybeans as well as grain sorghum and other crops in counties where the Following Another Crop (FAC) practice is not available. Producers intending to plant soybeans or other crops after wheat in counties where double crop…
USDA Hears from Producers and Uses Feedback to Improve Pecan Tree Crop Insurance Policy
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 1, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced improvements to its Pecan Tree crop insurance policy to simplify the program and increase participation for the 2023 and succeeding crop years. These improvements were prompted by feedback from producers that the complexity of the program could be limiting…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Mississippi for Spring Planted Crops and Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 31, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Mississippi corn, cotton, grain sorghum, peanuts, rice and soybean producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2022 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,…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in Mississippi Impacted by Hurricane Ida
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 30, 2021 — Mississippi agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by Hurricane Ida and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in Mississippi Impacted by Hurricane Ida
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 30, 2021 — Mississippi agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by Hurricane Ida and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to report…
Sales Closing Date Nears for Mississippi Crop Insurance Programs
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 17, 2021 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Mississippi producers that the final date to apply for oats and wheat is September 30. Current policyholders and uninsured growers who wish to buy a policy for the 2022 crop year must make all decisions on crop insurance coverage by the sales closing date for that crop. Decisions include what crops to insure and…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 16, 2021 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Mississippi producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage on Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, peanuts, rice, and soybeans is February 28 for the 2021 crop year. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until the sales closing…