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USDA Reminds Corn and Soybean Farmers of Purchase Deadline for Expanded Margin Protection
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., 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, 2023…
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…
USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in the RMA Oklahoma City Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
Oklahoma City, July 24, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout the New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas 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…
USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in the RMA Oklahoma City Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., June 8, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout the Oklahoma City, Okla. 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…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Producers Interested in Insuring Double Crop Grain Sorghum and Soybeans
Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 6, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Oklahoma and Texas that for the 2023 crop year there may be options for insuring double crop grain sorghum as well as 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…
USDA Announces Permanent Status and Written Agreements Availability for Silage Sorghum Crop Insurance Coverage
Oklahoma City, Okla., 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 for…
RMA Enhances Coverage for Grain Sorghum
Oklahoma City, Okla. 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…
USDA Makes It Easier to Grow Food Next Year
Oklahoma City, Okla. 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…
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…
USDA’s Risk Management Agency Reminds Producers Considering Double Crop Soybeans of their Crop Insurance Options
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., 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…