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USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Oregon Impacted by Wildfire
Spokane, Wash., July 31, 2024 – Agricultural operations in Oregon have been significantly impacted by recent wildfires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to…
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 to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in both the RMA Davis, California and Spokane, Oregon Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
SPOKANE, June 22, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout northern California and Oregon region to participate in a special in-person listening session to provide comments on the Prevented Planting Request for Information published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2023. The event will give producers the opportunity…
USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in both the RMA Davis, California and Spokane, Oregon Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
SPOKANE, June 22, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout northern California and Oregon region to participate in a special in-person listening session to provide comments on the Prevented Planting Request for Information published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2023. The event will give producers the opportunity…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Oregon Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires and Drought
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20, 2021 — Agricultural operations in Oregon have been significantly impacted by the wildfires and ongoing, severe drought. 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 more…
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…