Insurance program dates approach

USDA’s Risk Management Agency reminds producers of the fast approaching winter and spring sales closing dates for multiple-peril crop insurance programs, whole-farm insurance programs, the Adjusted Gross Revenue Pilot, and Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite. AGR and AGR-Lite cover most farm-raised crops, animals, and animal products.

Current policyholders and uninsured growers must make all of their decisions on crop insurance coverage before the sales closing date. If there is no coverage in a county for a specific crop under the traditional multiple-peril crop insurance program, producers may ask a...