news briefs
crop insurance Dates to Remember
March 15
Last day to sign up for MPCI crop insurance
coverage on 2016 Spring crops
March 15
Last day to make any changes to an existing MPCI
policy for your 2016 Spring crop policy.
March 15
All written agreements on crops need to be
completed prior to this date for submission to
RMA.
April 29
Last date to turn in production reports for 2015
Spring crops
July 1
Premiums/fees due for fall planted crops
July 15
Acreage reports due for all spring planted crops
Reports must be completed, signed and
received by your agent by this date.
August 15
Premiums on spring crops will be billed.
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation
Reserve Program
December 2015 Marks 30th Anniversary for the Nation's Most Successful Voluntary
Conservation Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for
the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016. December 2015
also marks the