News Archive

2009

November

New Jersey farmers need to take action if weather has delayed crop harvesting
Hunterdon County Democrat — November 29, 2009
Wet weather has delayed harvest across the country this fall, and Thursday, Dec. 10 is the end of the insurance period for corn, soybeans and grain sorghum in New Jersey...

One Step Closer to Crop Insurance
Soybeans, a 'non-traditional' crop, not covered under current policies
Martha E. Conway, Madison County Courier —
The Madison County Board of Supervisors recently received a letter from the USDA acknowledging receipt of Chairman John M. Becker's Nov. 10 letter asking the department to expand crop coverage to include soybeans...

Climate Issues; Trade; Ag Economy; Crop Insurance; Rural Broadband Hearing; and the Corn Genome
Keith Good, FarmPolicy.com — November 20, 2009
National Crop Insurance Services issued a news release yesterday which noted in part that, "With the wet weather continuing to wreak havoc on the Midwestern corn and soybean harvest, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) is urging farmers to contact their crop insurance agent as soon as possible...

Crop insurance coverage deadline coming up
Farmers: Contact agents now if you think you'll have claims
Agriculture Online — November 19, 2009
A cool summer and rainy fall has left Nebraska's corn crop high in moisture and harvest weeks behind schedule. One thing not to forget, though, is the December 10 deadline for the crop insurance period, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln ag economist says...

Problems With 2009 Harvest Have Implications for Crop Insurance
How will harvest delay and related problems affect your corn and soybean crop insurance coverage?
Rod Swoboda, Wallace's Farmer — November 16, 2009
Farmers are asking questions about how the delayed harvest of 2009 will affect their corn and soybean insurance coverage. December 10 is the key deadline to keep in mind. That's the end of the insurance period for crop insurance...

Crop insurance agent: First contact after washout
Jim Langcuster, Southeast Farm Press — November 11, 2009
"In the past, there have been situations in which a crop is a total loss and insurance adjustors have declared it as such. But don't do anything unless your insurance agent has checked it out."

RMA: If weather delays your harvest, call your insurance agent
Provision would allow more harvest time beyond end of insurance period
Jeff Caldwell, Agriculture Online — November 3, 2009
The weather seems to be breaking from this fall's wet, cool pattern this week in much of the nation's corn- and soybean-growing areas. Many farmers are going to be able to get closer to the finish line for the 2009 fall harvest this week...

Climate Legislation; Crop Insurance-Harvest; Food Safety; Animal Agriculture; and SNAP (Food Stamps)
Keith Good, FarmPolicy.com — November 3, 2009
An announcement released yesterday by the USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) stated in part that, "Extremely wet harvest conditions are occurring in many areas causing delayed harvest of sugar beets, potatoes, cotton, corn, and soybeans. In some cases, the moisture content is so high the crop cannot be physically harvested with normal harvest equipment...

Apple farmers howl about crop insurance
New federal ruling on 'fresh,' 'processed' could hurt payout
James Shea, Times-News — November 3, 2009
Henderson County apple farmers are objecting to a proposed change to federal crop insurance that could alter their payout after a catastrophic loss...

Economist: Late Wheat Planting Raises Crop Insurance Issues
AgWeb.com — November 2, 2009
Delayed wheat plantings this fall make crop insurance decision critical and several deadlines loom for producers...