…of agents is available at all USDA Service Centers and online at the RMA Agent Locator. Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at https://www.rma.usda.gov. …
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
…2018. The RMA is expanding margin protection for corn and soybeans to Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The expansion also includes…
Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade
…Service (FAS), which deals with overseas markets, and the Farm Service Agency (FSA), which handles domestic issues, were housed under one mission area, along with the Risk Management Agency (RMA)….
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…well but there are a few areas that can be improved. The NCC is working with the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to improve quality loss provisions that have proved inadequate…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…from Jan. 30, 2015, to April 15, 2015. RMA evaluated the public comments and determined that adjustments to the evaluation’s recommendations were necessary. RMA reviewed prevented planting factors for barley,…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…for cotton (1975-2013) are from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). Only counties with continuous cotton production (recorded every year are included in the analysis, leaving 151 cotton-producing counties, which represent…
Overview of New Strawberry Insurance Program
…14, 2016 9:00-11:00am Agriculture Commissioner’s Office 624 West Foster Rd. Santa Maria, CA 93455 To register for the workshop or for additional information, email or call Sandy Sanchez at rsoca@rma.usda.gov…
USDA Streamlining Crop Reporting
…and RMA will be securely and electronically shared with the other location.” The change is part of the USDA Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative, an interagency collaboration working to streamline…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…and participating insurance providers approved by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) now can provide the common information from their acreage reports at one office and the information will be electronically…
Filing USDA Agency Appeal an Easy Process
…Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the three rural development agencies. Director Steve Silverman says it’s important for producers to know that their division is impartial to the situation. Silverman says…
Crop Insurance Organic
…rather than the published U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) price election. RMA has also expanded organic premium price elections to 57 crops, up from four in…
USDA Expands Insurance Options for Farmers Transitioning to Certified Organic Agriculture
…rather than the published U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) price election. RMA has also expanded organic premium price elections to 57 crops, up from four in…
Ground Level Outreach as Part of RMA Mission
…agency in charge of the federal crop insurance system provides support and information on the regional, even local, level. Rod Bain reports. Ground Level Outreach as Part of RMA Mission…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
…NASS in conjunction with USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) to provide objective information to serve the organic industry. Survey results are available at www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/Organic_Survey/ or the Quick Stats database at…