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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 Tennessee for Fall Planted Crops

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Tennessee barley, 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 September 30 sales closing date to do so.

Federal crop insurance is critical…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Arkansas for Fall Planted Crops

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Arkansas 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 the farm…

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…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Louisiana for Fall Planted Crops

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Louisiana oats, sugarcane, 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…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Kentucky for Fall Planted Crops

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 16, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Kentucky barley 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 Invests $2.2 Million in Risk Management Education for Farmers, Including Historically Underserved and Small-scale 

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Aug.11, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is awarding $2.2 million to 16 organizations to educate historically underserved producers, small-scale farmers and others on farm risk…

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’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…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Tennessee for Spring Planted Crops, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm Program

JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 17, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Tennessee corn, cotton, fresh market tomatoes, grain sorghum, hemp, soybeans and tobacco producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2022 crop year is March 15. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm…

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