#cropinsurance

Two people talking at a table. Image by Edwin Remsberg

Harvesting crops with combine by Edwin Remsberg.jpg

Crop being hand harvested by Edwin Remsberg.jpg

Image of two people talking in front of a hoop house by Edwin Remsberg.jpg

Please sign up to receive email updates of new content (your email will be kept private and not sold). If you do sign up, you will get an email to confirm your email address that may end up in your junk mail folder. Email updates will not start till you confirm your email.

If you have issues or thoughts on topics that should address, click here to send them.

Note: This website is intended to provide general information about legal issues, crop insurance, farm policy, and other risk management issues and should not be construed as providing legal advice. It should not be cited or relied upon as legal authority. For advice about how the issues discussed here might apply to your individual situation, you should consult an attorney.

Welcome to the Maryland Risk Management Education Blog, provided by the University of Maryland Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. This blog provides readers with information on risk management issues important to Maryland agriculture, upcoming events, and new materials that may interest readers.

State, Federal Partners to Host Risk Management Meetings for Maryland Dairy Farmers

Admin

Jun 3, 2019
2 min

State, Federal Partners to Host Risk Management Meetings for Maryland Dairy Farmers

Press Release The Maryland Department of Agriculture is partnering University of Maryland Extension and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) to host three regional meetings for dairy farmers in Carroll, Kent and Washington counties, June 12-14. The meetings will provide information on available risk management tools, including USDA FSA’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and a new state cost-share program that will cover its premium costs for Maryland farmers. “Dairy farmers ac

0 views0 comments

Court of Appeals Agrees USDA Did Not Have the Discretion to Implement New Program Benefiting Farmers

Paul Goeringer

Mar 19, 2019
3 min

Court of Appeals Agrees USDA Did Not Have the Discretion to Implement New Program Benefiting Farmers

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Many are paying attention to the implementation of the new Farm Bill, looking at how changes to existing and new programs will operate. One issue that may come up after passing the 2018 Farm Bill is how quickly USDA must implement program changes or new programs. In Ausmus v. Perdue, a group of Colorado wheat farmers recently had a lower court decision upheld. The farmers had reque

12 views0 comments

USDA Did Not Have the Discretion to Implement New Program Benefitting Farmers

Paul Goeringer

Jul 12, 2018
3 min

USDA Did Not Have the Discretion to Implement New Program Benefitting Farmers

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Many of us are paying attention to the debate over the new Farm Bill and looking at changes to existing programs and potential new programs. One issue which may come up after passing a new Farm Bill is how quickly USDA must implement program changes or new programs. In Ausmus v. Perdue, a group of Colorado wheat farmers recently won their case after selecting a new crop insurance pr

7 views0 comments

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

55 views1 comment

Remember to Certify Conservation Compliance for Crop Insurance Program By Premium Billing Date

Paul Goeringer

Apr 26, 2018
4 min

Remember to Certify Conservation Compliance for Crop Insurance Program By Premium Billing Date

See here for the site’s reposting policy. As many of you who have purchased crop insurance since the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill already know, conservation compliance has been relinked with the crop insurance subsidy. This relinking means that many producers who traditionally have not participated in farm bill programs (such as Price Loss Coverage or Agriculture Risk Coverage) were not required to certify conservation compliance. Under the 2014 Farm Bill, producers who ski

121 views0 comments

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Maryland: Nursery Growers Need to Make Insurance Decisions Soon

Admin

Apr 19, 2018
1 min

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Maryland: Nursery Growers Need to Make Insurance Decisions Soon

Press Release See here for the site’s reposting policy. A reminder to Maryland nursery growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2019 crop year is May 1. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the May 1 sales closing date to do so. Growers applying for the first time may purchase coverage at any time. Federal crop insurance is critical to the farm safety net. It helps growers and owners manage r

4 views0 comments

Admin

Mar 9, 2018
2 min

Weekly Roundup March 9th

By Sarah Fielder Silicon Valley’s New Status Symbol: Chickens Silicon Valley’s tech elite have found a new hobby: backyard poultry. Many are using chickens as ways to de-stress and spending large sums of money on their chickens. The Washington Post highlights this new fad with the tech elite. To read the story, click here http://wapo.st/2oM8LRI. Salt Water Intrusion Threatens Maryland Farms The Atlantic highlights the struggles faced by many Maryland farmers losing product

1 view0 comments