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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Delaware and West Virginia for Barley and Winter Wheat

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 30, 2024 The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Delaware and West Virginia barley and winter wheat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2025 crop year is September 30. This is also the final date to apply for margin…

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in West Virginia Impacted by Drought

Morgantown, W.V., August 20, 2024 – Agricultural operations in West Virginia have been significantly impacted by recent drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia for Livestock and Milk

Raleigh, N.C., May 30, 2024 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia livestock and milk producers of the availability of Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance for Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, and…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in West Virginia for Spring Planted Crops and Whole-Farm Revenue Protection

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2024 The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds West Virginia corn, potato, soybean, spring oat, and tobacco growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024 crop year is March 15. Growers also have until March 15 to apply for coverage under the…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Delaware and West Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C., August 30, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Delaware and West Virginia barley and winter wheat producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024 crop year is September 30, 2023. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until September 30 to do so.

Federal crop insurance is…

USDA to Host In-Person Listening Session for Producers in the RMA Raleigh, N.C. Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting 

RALEIGH, N.C., June 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia for Nursery Growers

Raleigh, NC, March 31, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia nursery growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2024…

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

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Vermont corn, forage seeding, fresh market sweet corn, soybean, spring barley, and spring wheat growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is March 15. Growers also have until March 15 to apply for coverage under the…

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

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2023 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds West Virginia corn, potato, soybean, spring oat, and tobacco growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is March 15. Growers also have until March 15 to apply for coverage under the…

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in West Virginia for Apples and Peaches

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 20, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds West Virginia apple and peach growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is November 20. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until November 20 to do so.

Federal crop insurance is critical…