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Crop
Insurance Reminders for Farmers Affected by Recent Weather Events
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[August 20, 2020]
The recent storm system on August 10
resulted in significant damage to crops across the Midwest,
including in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
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 USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) offers a few basic reminders
for producers in these affected areas with crop insurance:
If you have a crop loss, or think you may have a crop loss,
notify your crop insurance agent within 72 hours of the of the
initial time of discovery of damage or loss of production. This
must be done to begin the claim process, and before destroying
the insured crop, putting the insured crop to an alternative
use, or abandoning any portion of the insured crop.
Your Approved Insurance Provider (AIP) will discuss your options
and, if necessary, send a loss adjuster to work the claim.
Keep in mind, damaged crops taken to harvest must be cared for
and maintained following generally recognized good farming
practices.
If you decide not to maintain the entire crop, your AIP will
work with you to identify representative sample areas or strips
that must be left intact and maintained for future appraisals.
For more information, please see our Derecho FAQs.
Please talk with your crop insurance agent and
AIP to explore the available options when your crops are damaged
by a natural disaster.
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RMA is authorizing additional flexibilities due to
coronavirus while continuing to support producers, working through
AIPs to deliver services, including processing policies, claims and
agreements. RMA staff are working with AIPs and other customers by
phone, mail, and electronically to continue supporting crop
insurance coverage for producers. Farmers with crop insurance
questions or needs should continue to contact their crop insurance
agents about conducting business remotely (by telephone or email).
More information can be found at farmers.gov/
coronavirus.
For more information about crop insurance and the modern farm safety
net, visit www.rma.usda.gov.
[Risk Management Agency
Springfield Regional Office]
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