USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in the RMA Topeka, Kansas Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
TOPEKA, Kan., July 19, 2023 – …
USDA Helps Agricultural Producers Meet Demand for Camelina
TOPEKA, Kan., 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 camelina by allowing written agreements in…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Producers interested in Insuring Double Crop Grain Sorghum and Soybeans
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 9, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska that for the 2023 crop year there may be options for insuring double crop grain sorghum as well as double crop soybeans in counties where the Following Another Crop (FAC) practice is not available. Producers intending to plant soybeans or other crops after…
USDA Improves Crop Insurance Coverage for Tobacco
TOPEKA, Kan., 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 stakeholders, tobacco farmers and other partners, we know these…
RMA Adds Flexibility for Sugar Beet Crop Insurance
Topeka, Kan. 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 Expands High-Risk Alternate Coverage Crop Insurance to Cotton as a Permanent Endorsement
TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. 29, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will expand crop insurance coverage for the High-Risk Alternate Coverage Endorsement (HR-ACE) to cotton beginning with the 2023 crop year. In addition, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has designated the HR-ACE as a permanent endorsement.
“By offering HR-ACE…
USDA Announces Permanent Status and Written Agreements Availability for Silage Sorghum Crop Insurance Coverage
Topeka, Kans., Nov. 28, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is enhancing crop insurance for silage sorghum producers by converting the Silage Sorghum Pilot Endorsement to permanent and allowing written agreements. These changes will take effect beginning with the 2023 crop year.
“The designation of the crop insurance endorsement…
RMA Enhances Coverage for Grain Sorghum
Topeka, Kans., Nov. 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Risk Management Agency (RMA) have enhanced coverage for irrigated grain sorghum producers. This new grain sorghum coverage is effective as of November 30, 2022, for the upcoming 2023 crop year.
“RMA worked directly with National Sorghum Producers to better understand their needs…
USDA Makes It Easier to Grow Food Next Year
Topeka, Kans. 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 the same land…
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…