Insurance for crops following a cover crop
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[September 26, 2012]
SPRINGFIELD -- The drought has
left feed for livestock in short supply. Many producers are
considering planting cover crops this fall that may also be grazed
or cut for hay. Brian D. Frieden, director of the USDA Risk
Management Agency office in Springfield, offers this insurance
update for those considering planting cover crops this fall.
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If you are a producer in Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan or Ohio and you want to insure a crop planted in
the spring of 2013 -- such as corn, sweet corn, popcorn, hybrid seed
corn, processing pumpkins, soybeans, processing beans and grain
sorghum -- following a cover crop, you must:
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Stop haying or
grazing the cover crop by May 10, 2013.
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Terminate all cover crop growth at
least seven days before the final planting date for the spring
crop you are planting.
In areas where a double-cropping practice is insurable --
generally referred to as a "following another crop" practice, or FAC,
under the terms of the federal crop insurance program -- you may be
able to insure soybeans, processing beans and grain sorghum without
meeting the requirements above. However, additional rules and higher
premium rates apply.
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The USDA office urges you to contact your insurance agent if you
have questions about insuring spring crops following cover crops.
The agents can give you more specific information.
[Text from file received from
USDA Risk Management
Agency, Springfield] |