{"id":12406,"date":"2020-10-22T11:21:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T15:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/?page_id=12406"},"modified":"2025-01-06T14:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T19:59:13","slug":"deadlines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/crop-insurance\/deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Crop Insurance Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Crop Insurance Calendar Year has a number of important deadlines for growers to be aware of, including\u00a0sales closing<\/strong> deadlines.\u00a0These deadline dates are Federally mandated and, therefore, are not negotiable. Your agent can explain them fully. To find Crop Insurance Agents serving Maine, please use the Agent Locator tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Field<\/a><\/p>\n

What is a Sales Closing Deadline?<\/h3>\n

A Sales Closing Deadline<\/strong> is the last federally mandated day that a grower can purchase a policy for the upcoming crop year.<\/p>\n

*Anyone interested in obtaining Crop Insurance should contact an Agent well before the Sales Closing date, in order to ensure adequate processing time.<\/p>\n

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The Following is a partial list of policies and their Sales Closing Deadlines:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/caption>\n

Policy<\/strong><\/th>\nSales Closing Deadline Date<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurricane Insurance Protection- Wind Index (HIP-WI)<\/td>\nSame Sales Closing Date as Underlying Policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nursery<\/td>\nSign up Anytime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LGM<\/td>\nLast Business Friday of Each Month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Onion<\/td>\nFebruary 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Broadleaf Tobacco<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cabbage<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canola<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corn<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dry Bean<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fresh Market Beans<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grain Sorghum<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green Pea<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hemp<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oats<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potato<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processing Beans<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processing Tomato<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shade Tobacco<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soybeans<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Barley<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Forage Seeding<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Oats<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Wheat<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunflowers<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweet Corn<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whole Farm Revenue Protection<\/td>\nMarch 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fall Forage Seeding<\/td>\nJuly 31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forage Production<\/td>\nSeptember 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Barley<\/td>\nSeptember 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Malting Barley<\/td>\nSeptember 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Wheat<\/td>\nSeptember 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apiculture<\/td>\nNovember 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pasture Forage Rangeland<\/td>\nNovember 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apple<\/td>\nNovember 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blueberry<\/td>\nNovember 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cranberry<\/td>\nNovember 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grape<\/td>\nNovember 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peach<\/td>\nNovember 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pear<\/td>\nNovember 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\"Blueberries<\/a><\/p>\n

For questions regarding the above information, please contact our Crop Insurance Education Program Manager: Chris Howard at christina.howard@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This material is based upon work supported by USDA\/RMA under Award Number RMA24CPT0013927.<\/span><\/p>\n

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