CFAP Offers Additional Assistance USDA’s Farm Service Agency will accept new or modified CFAP applications from eligible producers January 19 through February 26, 2021. Certain producers will receive updated payments automatically. Are you eligible for additional assistance through CFAP? Application information related to your operation is detailed below by the specific commodity you grow or […]
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Small Bites – Welcome the New Year and Learn Something for You Authored by Coach Polly Shyka Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and farm and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension’s Farm Coaching team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to […]
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USDA Announces Expansion and Improvements to Hemp Crop Insurance 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 […]
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University of Maine Extension Offers Forage and Crop Insurance Webinar for Livestock Owners (Dec. 9) University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two opportunities for livestock owners to get updates on forage resources and crop insurance, starting at 10 a.m and again at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. The Webinar, “Got Livestock, Need […]
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USDA Introduces Enhanced Coverage Option Crop Insurance Product The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency announced that a new Federal Crop Insurance product, the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO), will be available for 31 spring-planted crops for the 2021 crop year and is expected to be available for additional crops starting in the 2022 crop […]
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CFAP-2 Explanatory Webinar Now Posted Online Last week, on 11/4/2020, there was a University of Massachusetts Extension Zoom Meeting in cooperation with the Massachusetts Farm Bureau and the USDA Farm Service Agency. The primary topic was CFAP 2. They also provided some information on risk management programs that have upcoming deadlines. Deadline to enroll in CFAP 2 […]
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Save the Date! 2021 classes will be held twice monthly, January 11 – May 24 (via zoom) Weekly Field Work, May – September 2021 KVCC Harold Alfond Campus, Clinton, Maine $50 registration fee Registration Coming Soon!
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Small Bites – How Cross Training can Benefit the Efficiency of the Farm Authored by Coach Polly Shyka Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and farm and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension’s Farm Coaching team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost […]
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November 6, 2020: “CFAP 2:” The USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, Part 2. What Specialty Crop Producers Should Know Join Farm Credit East and the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency on Friday, November 6, at 11 a.m., for a discussion of CFAP 2 focused on specialty crop producers, including floriculture and nursery crops, […]
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Apiculture Insurance Deadline – November 15! The deadline to apply for Apiculture Crop Insurance is November 15, 2020. For more information about the program, please go to the USDA’s Apiculture Site. 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 USDA and the […]
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