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USDA Announces Improvements to Camelina Pilot Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the camelina pilot crop insurance program for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage options by allowing enterprise units and increasing maximum coverage levels. In addition, RMA is aligning planting dates with winter wheat for…
USDA Strengthens Hybrid Vegetable Seed Crop Insurance with Updates
SPOKANE, Wash., May 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the Hybrid Vegetable Seed (HVS) crop insurance program by clarifying the definition of “Minimum Guaranteed Payment” and adding stage guarantees. These changes are being made to…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Washington Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires and Drought
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 20, 2021 — Agricultural operations in Washington have been significantly impacted by the wildfires and ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Washington Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought
SPOKANE, Wash., July 21, 2021 — Washington agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. As agricultural producers move into…
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
SPOKANE, Wash., March 11, 2021 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for spring crops and programs such as barley, buckwheat, cabbage, canola, corn, dry beans, dry peas, flax, forage seeding, green peas, hemp, hybrid popcorn seed, hybrid sweet corn seed, mint, mustard, oats,…
Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
SPOKANE, Wash., April 13, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington nursery growers the final date to apply for Nursery (FG&C) crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is May 1, 2020. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the May 1, 2020 sales closing date to do so. Growers…
USDA Reminds Farmers of Upcoming Spring Crop and Whole-Farm Revenue Sales Closing Deadlines
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 13, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington of the final dates to purchase or modify federal crop insurance coverage on 2020 spring-planted crops is fast approaching. Calendar and early fiscal tax filers also have time to purchase the…
Sales Closing Date for Late Fiscal Filers for Whole-Farm Revenue and Fruit Producers Nears
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Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in the Pacific Northwest
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 8, 2019 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington states to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2020 crop year before the sales closing dates. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the sales closing dates…
Important Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
SPOKANE, Wash., April 10, 2015 â The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds nursery growers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington of the May 1 deadline to purchase crop insurance. Nursery growers who already have coverage under the federal crop insurance program need to renew or modify their crop insurance policies before the sales closing date has passed. Growers…