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The new Farm Bill requires crop insurance on all acres of any insurable crop and/or enrollment in the Farm Service Agency’s Noninsured Assistance Program on all acres of uninsurable crops in order to be eligible for a new “whole farm” disaster program called Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program.
Delaware producers must apply for crop insurance for their fall seeded wheat and barley before the sales closing deadline, Tuesday, Sept. 30, to be eligible for federal disaster aid in 2009.
Most acreage of barley and wheat planted in Delaware is not currently covered by crop insurance. Farms on which uninsured small grains are grown will be ineligible for the new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE) program. It is critical that farmers become informed about their small grain insurance options.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency is working to make sure producers make an informed decision regarding barley and wheat insurance. They can call the DDA Risk Management Info Line at 877-673-2767 for more details and to receive a list of crop insurance agents.
Details of the new SURE program, as included in the Farm Bill, are still being formulated. What is known at present is that farmers must have at least the catastrophic level of coverage on all insurable crops and/or be enrolled in the Farm Service Agency’s Noninsured Assistance Program on all acres of uninsurable crops in order to be eligible.
Call Don Clifton on the DDA Crop Insurance Info Line, toll free, at 877-673-2767 for more information.
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