USDA Reminds Corn and Soybean Farmers of Purchase Deadline for Expanded Margin Protection
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., September 8, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding producers interested in its expanded Margin Protection insurance plan that to be eligible for the 2024 crop year, they will need to purchase their coverage by September 30…
USDA Announces New Grapevine Insurance Program to Protect Against Natural Hazards
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is expanding crop insurance options with a new Grapevine insurance program, which will provide coverage for loss of grafted vines caused by natural…
USDA to Host Two In-Person Listening Sessions for Producers in the RMA Springfield, Ill. Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 27, 2023 – …
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Producers interested in Insuring Double Crop Soybeans
Springfield, Ill., Feb. 9, 2023 – The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio that for the 2023 crop year there may be options for insuring double crop soybeans and grain sorghum in counties where the Following Another Crop (FAC) practice is not available. In support of the President’s and Secretary’s commitments, the…
USDA Improves Crop Insurance Coverage for Tobacco
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Dec. 5, 2022 — U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced today that beginning with the 2023 crop year, it is expanding contract provisions for price and quality for more types of insurable tobacco to its crop insurance coverage.
“After listening to our…
RMA Extends Insurance Period for Processing Sweet Corn
Springfield, Ill., Dec. 2, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending insurance coverage for processing sweet corn crop insurance by 10 days. Going forward, the end of insurance period date will be September 30 instead of September 20 in Illinois. This is a change that the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) made based on feedback from sweet…
RMA Adds Flexibility for Sugar Beet Crop Insurance
Springfield, Ill. Dec. 1, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) is adding flexibility to the Sugar Beet Crop Provisions with new options for the 2023 and succeeding crop years. These new options are effective in most states as of November 28, 2022 and published in the …
Indiana - USDA Makes It Easier to Grow Food Next Year
Springfield, Ill. Oct. 6, 2022 — With challenges related to the pandemic, supply chains, and the war in Ukraine, farmers are doing their part to help stabilize prices and feed both Americans and the world. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making that easier by simplifying the crop insurance application…
Ohio - USDA Makes It Easier to Grow Food Next Year
Springfield, Ill. Oct. 6, 2022 –- With challenges related to the pandemic, supply chains, and the war in Ukraine, farmers are doing their part to help stabilize prices and feed both Americans and the world. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making that easier by simplifying the crop insurance application process and expanding…
Illinois - USDA Makes It Easier to Grow Food Next Year
Springfield, Ill. Oct. 6, 2022 — With challenges related to the pandemic, supply chains, and the war in Ukraine, farmers are doing their part to help stabilize prices and feed both Americans and the world. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making that easier by simplifying the crop insurance application process and expanding double…