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Raleigh RO: USDA Announces Improvements to Crop Insurance for Hemp
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 20, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the hemp crop insurance program for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is…
Raleigh RO: Deadline to Purchase Shellfish Insurance Program is November 30
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 18, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding producers of the November 30, 2024, deadline to purchase shellfish insurance for the 2025 crop year. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) shellfish insurance program insures producers…
Raleigh RO: Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Several States for Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF), and Apiculture Coverage
Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 31, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia pasture, rangeland, forage, and honeybee producers of the availability of Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) insurance, and…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia for Controlled Environment Coverage
Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 31, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia plant producers of the availability of Controlled Environment (CE) coverage that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2025 crop year is December 1. Current policyholders…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New York for Apples, Grapes, Peaches, Pears, and Tart Cherries
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 18, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New York apple, grape, peach, pear, and tart cherry growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2025 crop year is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.
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USDA Expands Shellfish Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Shellfish insurance program beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage to an additional 27…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in New York and Pennsylvania Barley, Winter Wheat, Forage Production, and Triticale
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 30, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds New York and Pennsylvania barley, winter wheat, forage production, and triticale producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2025 crop year is September 30. This is also the final date to apply for margin protection coverage for corn and soybeans. Current policyholders…
RALEIGH RO - USDA Announces Improvements to Crop Insurance for Cherries
RALEIGH, NC, Aug. 28, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the Actual Revenue History (ARH) Sweet Cherry and ARH Tart Cherry for Processing crop insurance programs for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. RMA is allowing producers to request a Regional Office (RO) Determined Yield (DY) for any acreage that does not meet the…
USDA Announces Expansions to Grapevine Crop Insurance
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced policy enhancements to the grapevine insurance program, starting for the 2025 crop year. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage to vines grafted…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont for Forage Seeding
RALEIGH, N.C., July 10, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds forage seeding producers in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2025 crop year is July 31. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until July 31 to do so.
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