USDA Announces Expansion and Improvements to Hemp Crop Insurance
USDA Announces Expansion and Improvements to Hemp Crop Insurance
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today (Nov. 30th) it is expanding the pilot Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Plan for hemp. The expansion, as well as other improvements to the plan, will begin in the 2021 crop year. Improvements include: Sales closing, cancellation, production reporting and termination dates that have been adjusted to match dates of similar crops; Acreage Reporting Dates have been adjusted based on regional final planting dates; and Premium billing dates for all states have been changed to August 15th.
For More Information: The USDA News Release
For questions regarding the above information, please contact our Crop Insurance Education Program Manager: Chris Howard at: christina.howard@maine.edu or at 207.570.2868.
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