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Gleaning Unharvested Crops and Crop Insurance or NAP Coverage

Paul Goeringer

May 17, 2018
3 min

Gleaning Unharvested Crops and Crop Insurance or NAP Coverage

See here for the site’s reposting policy. During the growing season, producers may allow various nonprofits to come on the farm and collect unharvested crops after harvesting. In many cases, it may be not economically profitable to harvest this unharvested portion, or the producer may have had to leave crops unharvested after meeting supply needs for a week. These crops might be left in the field to rot if not for the ability of nonprofits to glean these crops as donations

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Admin

Jan 1, 2018
1 min

Happy New Year

By MD Risk Management Blog All the contributors at the Maryland Risk Management Education blog are wishing our readers a happy and prosperous 2018. We will be back on January 10 with new content. #ALEI #AREC #CropInsuranceEducationProgram #HappyNewYear

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Dec 23, 2017
1 min

Happy Holidays From All of Us

By MD Risk Management Blog From all the contributors at the Maryland Risk Management Education blog, have a safe and happy holiday season. We will be back in 2018 with new posts and new contributors. #ALEI #AREC #CropInsuranceEducationProgram #HappyHolidays

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When Dealing With an Unlicensed Crop Insurance Agent, Recent Court Ruling Finds Agent Did Not Violat

Paul Goeringer

May 9, 2016
2 min

When Dealing With an Unlicensed Crop Insurance Agent, Recent Court Ruling Finds Agent Did Not Violat

This post is not a substitute for legal advice. Recently, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a farming couple’s complaint against their unlicensed crop insurance agent. The Shannons, the producers in this case, had filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking damages against their crop insurance agent. The Shannons sought damages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). A federal district court dismissed the Shannons’ RI

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How to Handle Crop Insurance Proceeds and Farm Program Payments on Your Taxes

Paul Goeringer

Feb 22, 2016
3 min

How to Handle Crop Insurance Proceeds and Farm Program Payments on Your Taxes

This post should not be construed as tax advice. Tax season is upon us and hopefully you have taken all your documents to your accountant. In 2015, some of you may have received an Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) County payment or a Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payment, depending on the Farm Bill program you elected to participate in. Some of you may have also received an indemnity payment from 2015 crop insurance coverage. Many of you may be curious; can you defer these paym

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Poultry Growers Will Have to Wait a Little Longer for Crop Insurance Coverage

Paul Goeringer

Feb 8, 2016
3 min

Poultry Growers Will Have to Wait a Little Longer for Crop Insurance Coverage

By Paul Goeringer and Howard Leathers This post originally appeared in the Delmarva Farmer. Early in January, poultry growers got bad news that high pathogen avian influenza (HPAI) was back again this time in a turkey flock in Indiana. This brings back concerns that HPAI could hit the Delmarva area later this year. With poultry growers once again concerned about HPAI and its potential impact on our region there are calls for USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) to provide so

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Jan 18, 2016
1 min

Crop Insurance Signup Deadlines for 2016

By Howard Leathers #cropinsurance #CropInsuranceEducationProgram #signupdeadlines

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Whole Farm Revenue Insurance Changed for 2016 Crop Year

Paul Goeringer

Sep 21, 2015
5 min

Whole Farm Revenue Insurance Changed for 2016 Crop Year

By Paul Goeringer and Howard Leathers The 2014 Farm Bill authorized USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) to develop a new type of revenue insurance product: Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP). WFRP provides a risk management tool for all commodities on farms with up to $8.5 million in insured revenue. WFRP is not intended for one specific crop such as corn, wheat, or soybeans like traditional revenue and yield insurance products, but is intended to cover all crops and live

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