Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in North Carolina
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Federal crop insurance is critical to the farm safety net. It helps producers and owners manage revenue risks and strengthens the rural economy. Coverage is available for losses in yield on all the crops listed above. Coverage is available for revenue losses caused by a change in the harvest price form the projected price for corn, cotton, grain sorghum, peanuts, and soybeans only. The WFRP policy provides revenue protection. Additional information can be found on the Actuarial Information Browser (https://webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser2018/CropCriteria.aspx) page on the RMA website.
Growers are encouraged to visit their crop insurance agent soon to learn specific details for the 2018 crop year, including insurance for burley tobacco, cabbage, corn, cotton, flue-cured tobacco, fresh market beans, grain sorghum, machine-harvested pickling cucumbers, peanuts, processing beans, and soybeans, which may be eligible for coverage under a written agreement. Crop insurance coverage decisions must be made on or before the sales closing date.
Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all
For more information about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net, visit www.rma.usda.gov.
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