Policies
This is a list of the crops that are eligible for crop insurance coverage in Maine. Most “non-insurable” crops are eligible for coverage under the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program through the Farm Service Agency.
— Updated February, 2023
Annual Crops
- Corn
- Fresh Market Sweet Corn
- Green Peas
- Hemp
- Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (ie. for non-insurable crops such as cucumbers, pumpkins, etc.)
- Oats
- Potatoes
- Small Grains, Barley and Wheat
- Whole-Farm Revenue Protection — Farm Records Checklist (PDF)
Perennial Crops
- Apples — Apple Farm Testimonial (PDF) — Intro to Apple Crop Insurance (PDF)
- Aquaculture under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
- Aquaculture under Whole Farm Revenue Protection
- Blueberries — Lowbush Blueberry Farm Testimonial (PDF)
- Forage Production
- Forage Seeding
- Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (ex. hops, raspberries, strawberries)
- Intro to Peach Crop Insurance (PDF)
- Whole-Farm Revenue Protection — Farm Records Checklist (PDF)
Livestock
- Apiculture Pilot Insurance Program — Risk Management Programs_API (PDF)
- Dairy Margin Coverage Program (PDF) (from USDA FSA)
- Dairy Revenue Protection
- Livestock Gross Margin Dairy (PDF from USDA RMA)
- Livestock Gross Margin Swine (PDF from USDA RMA)
- Livestock Indemnity Program (PDF from USDA FSA)
- Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
Coverage Levels and Premium Cost Tools
Other Fact Sheets
- Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) (PDF from USDA FSA)
- Beginning Farmer and Rancher Benefits for Federal Crop Insurance
- Conservation Compliance- Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands (PDF from USDA FSA)
- Contract Price Addendum
- Cover Crops and Crop Insurance
- Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) – (from USDA FSA)
- How to File a Crop Insurance Claim (PDF from USDA RMA)
- Organic Farming Practices
- Prevented Planting — Drought
- Prevented Planting — Flood
- Supplemental Coverage Option for Federal Crop Insurance
This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2018-70027-28584.
