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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…

USDA Authorizes Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Ian

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct 14, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing emergency procedures to better assist agricultural producers with crop insurance in North Carolina and Virginia who were impacted by Hurricane Ian. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is enabling crop insurance companies to accept later notices of loss and streamlining the loss…

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

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 30, 2022 — 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 2023 crop year is September 30, 2022. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until September 30 to do so.

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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in West Virginia for Livestock and Milk

Raleigh, N.C., May 27, 2022 — The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds West Virginia livestock and milk producers of the availability of Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance for Cattle, Dairy Cattle, and Swine; Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) insurance for Fed Cattle, Feeder Cattle, and Swine; and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) for milk coverage. Livestock producers…

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 Nursery Growers

Raleigh, N.C., April 1, 2022 — 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 nursery growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is May 1. Current policyholders who wish to make…

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

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2022 — 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 2022 crop year is March 15. Growers also have until March 15 to apply for coverage under the Whole…