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08/16/2011 04:24 PM EDT
August 16, 2011
Gerald Sergent
573-876-0930
gerald.sergent@mo.usda.gov
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Gerald Sergent
573-876-0930
gerald.sergent@mo.usda.gov
USDA Reminds Producers of Sept. 1st Sales Closing Date for Noninsurable Crops
(COLUMBIA, Mo.) – August 16, 2011 – Missouri USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Edward Hamill, urges producers who want to purchase coverage through the Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) to apply soon. The sales closing date for many crops is September 1st.
NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to normal disasters.
"Purchasing a crop insurance policy is an easy way for producers to practice risk management," said Hamill. "This year alone has proved that natural disasters can directly affect the profitability and recovery of agricultural operations."
The following crops have a NAP application closing date of Sept. 1, 2011: Aquaculture, Christmas Trees, Ginseng Root, Greens, Turf Grass Sod and Controlled Environment Crops (Mushrooms and Floriculture).
In order to meet eligibility requirements for NAP, crops must be noninsurable, commercially-produced agricultural commodity crops for which the catastrophic risk protection level of crop insurance is not available. If the Risk Management Agency (RMA) offers coverage for a crop in the county, then NAP coverage is not available for that crop.
In the event of a natural disaster, NAP covers the amount of loss greater than 50 percent of the expected production based on the approved yield and reported acreage.
Eligible producers can apply for coverage using form CCC-471, Application for Coverage. Producers must file the application and service fee by the Sept. 1st deadline for the crops listed above. The service fee is the lesser of $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed a total of $1,875 for a producer with farming interests in multiple counties. Limited resource producers may request a waiver of service fees.
For more information on sales closing dates and NAP, contact your local county FSA office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/mo.
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