USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session in West Fargo, North Dakota to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
BILLINGS, Mont., July 5, 2023 – …
USDA Helps Agricultural Producers Meet Demand for Camelina
BILLINGS, Mont, June 30, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will expand insurance for camelina in direct response to the anticipated increase in demand for the crop for biofuel production.
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding crop insurance for…
USDA Strengthens Crop Insurance Policy for Grass Seed in North Dakota
BILLINGS, Mont., June 30, 2023 – Agricultural producers in North Dakota may now benefit from new crop insurance improvements by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better manage risk on their operations. Specifically, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is revising the Grass Seed Crop Provisions to allow enterprise units and optional…
St. Paul RO - USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session in West Fargo, North Dakota to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
BILLINGS, Mont., July 5, 2023 – …
USDA Increases the Maximum Contract Price for Camelina Crop Insurance
BILLINGS, Mont. Dec. 6, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced today that it is increasing the maximum contract price for camelina crop insurance from $0.18 to $0.45 per pound for the 2023 crop year. This is important for camelina producers because they use their contract price to establish their insurance…
RMA Adds Flexibility for Sugar Beet Crop Insurance
Billings, Mont. 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 …
USDA Makes It Easier to Grow Food Next Year
Billings, Mont., 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 crops on…
RMA Revises Crop Insurance for Cherries and Broadens Access
BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 1, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising crop insurance programs for cherries for the 2023 and succeeding crop years. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is making changes to the Actual Revenue History (ARH) Pilot Endorsement, ARH Sweet Cherry Pilot Crop Provisions, and ARH Tart Cherry for Processing Pilot Crop Provisions.…
USDA’s Risk Management Agency Reminds Producers Considering Double Crop Soybeans of their Crop Insurance Options
BILLINGS, Mont., 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 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 insurance…
USDA Reminds North Dakota and South Dakota Producers with Planting Delays to ‘Stay in Touch’ with Crop Insurance Agents
BILLINGS, Mont., May 27, 2022 – Cold, wet weather in the Northern Plains is delaying many agricultural producers’ plans to plant or replant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds producers to speak early and often with their crop insurance agents.
“It’s been a cold, wet spring for many North Dakota and South Dakota farmers, and we’ve heard about challenges…