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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Vermont

RALEIGH, N.C., July 1, 2016 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Vermont fall-seeded forage growers that the final date to apply for 2017 fall-seeded forage crop insurance is July 31, 2016. Current policy holders also have until July 31 to make changes to existing contracts.

Crop insurance provides protection against a loss in production due to natural…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Vermont

RALEIGH, N.C., April 19, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Vermont nursery growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2017 crop year is May 1. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the May 1 sales closing date to do so. Growers applying for the first time may purchase coverage at any…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Vermont

RALEIGH, N.C., March 2, 2016 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Vermont producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage on most insurable spring-planted crops is March 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until the March 15 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection against…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Vermont

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 5, 2015 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Vermont apple and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance on next year’s crop is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.

Price elections for 2016 are $15.95 per bushel for fresh apples, $3.90 per bushel for…

Crop Insurance Expanded in Vermont

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will now provide pasture, rangeland and forage (PRF) coverage in all Vermont counties for 2016. Producers have until November 15, 2015, to buy coverage under the Rainfall Index program on their 2016 crop.

The Rainfall Index is a group risk policy that covers apiculture as well as forage and livestock…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Vermont

RALEIGH, N.C., July 1, 2015 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Vermont fall-seeded forage growers that the final date for a new applicant to apply for 2016 fall-seeded forage crop insurance is July 31, 2015. Crop Insurance is a safety net for fall-seeded forage produced in eligible counties, providing coverage up to 75 percent of the historic average yield.

Newly…

Important Crop Insurance Deadline Near for Vermont Producers

RALEIGH, N.C., May 13, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds all Vermont producers that they need to have their Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification form (AD-1026) on file with their local…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Vermont

RALEIGH, N.C., April 1, 2015 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Vermont nursery producers that the final date for a new applicant to apply for 2016 nursery crop insurance is May 1, 2015.

New applications may be filed anytime. However, all applications including those for new or amended coverage are subject to a 30-day waiting period before commencement of coverage. Coverage…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Vermont

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 20, 2015 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Vermont farmers that the final date to purchase crop insurance for most insurable spring-planted crops is March 15, 2015. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until this March 15 sales closing date to do so.

Crop insurance provides protection against…