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Farm Programs: Time to make to crop insurance decisions for 2010
During the next few weeks, many farmers will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2010 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2010 crop year. Producers need to analyze how crop insurance fits into their risk management and grain marketing strategies for the coming year.
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Farm Programs: SURE program available for 2008 crop losses
The new disaster program is intended to replace the need for passage of frequent “ad-hoc” disaster programs after a natural disaster occurs.
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Farm Programs: No easy decisions on climate change legislation
One of President Obama’s goals as he entered office earlier this year was to address “global warming” and concerns over world climate change.
These issues have recently come into the forefront with the United Nations meetings on global climate change, which were held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Farm Programs: Don’t forget crop insurance considerations during harvest
The extreme lateness of the 2009 harvest brings into question as to whether or not some producers will be able to complete the corn and soybean harvest prior to the crop insurance harvest deadline of Dec. 10.
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Farm Programs: Confusion, concerns keep ACRE enrollment down
Given the potential for ACRE payments in many states, especially with corn and wheat, one might ask why the percentage of farmers who enrolled in ACRE was so low nationwide, and especially in Minnesota.
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Vilsack announces 2010 DCP and ACRE signup begins
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that enrollment for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program and the Average Crop Revenue Election program has begun and will continue through June 1, 2010. The U.S. Department of Agriculture urges producers to make use of the eDCP automated website to sign up, or producers can visit any USDA Service Center to complete their 2010 DCP or ACRE contract.
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Farm Programs: ACRE acreage prioritization needed by Sept. 30
Sign-up for the new Average Crop Revenue Election program for 2009 ended in mid-August; however, some farmers who enrolled in the ACRE program have one final decision to make by Sept. 30.
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Don't overlook ACRE for 2009
The deadline for signing up for the Average Crop Revenue Election program for the 2009 crop year has been extended to Aug. 14. ACRE is the best kept secret for southern Minnesota farmers.
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Deputy secretary Merrigan announces first national sign-up for Conservation Stewardship Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin continuous sign-up for the new Conservation Stewardship Program on Aug. 10 with the first sign-up period cutoff scheduled for Sept. 30.
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Farm Programs: Time to make decisions regarding ACRE program
The recent drop in expected 2009 corn and soybean prices has seemed to make ACRE sign-up much more attractive. However, as of mid-July, less than 25 Minnesota farmers had enrolled in ACRE for 2009, and ACRE sign-up was slow throughout the country.
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