Strawberries become eligible for new crop insurance California strawberry farmersmay now apply for a pilot crop insurance program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said its Risk Management Agency now makes available to California farmers the Production and Revenue History Strawberry Pilot crop insurance program. Applicationshaveopenedandwillbeac- cepted through July 1 or Sept. 30, depend- ing on the planting period for the straw- berry crop. RMA said the coverage will be effective startingwith the 2022 crop year. The agency said the Production and RevenueHistorypolicywas developed for specialty-crop farmers. Under PRH, farm- ersmay purchase coverage basedon their own production and revenue histories, which RMA said “results in a more accu- rate and tailored insurance product.” For strawberries, thePRHpilotpolicyof- fers farmers a choice among yield protec- tion and two plans of revenue protection, known as Revenue or Revenue Plus. “The coverage accounts for each pro- ducer’s unique marketing practices, in- cluding any price premiums,” RMA said. The agency said the PRHprogramalso: • Enables farmers to insure their acre- age under a Catastrophic policy under the yield-protection plan, whichRMAde- scribedas “a lowlevel of coverageavailable for a single administrative fee payment.” • Offers optional units by geographic location, crop type, organic practice and planting period. • Provides for several planting periods: a summer planting period for Fresno and Mercedcounties; awinter plantingperiod forMontereyandSantaCruzcounties; and both a winter and summer planting peri- od for SantaBarbara, SanLuisObispoand Ventura counties. Crop insurance is sold and delivered through private insurance agents; a list of crop insuranceagents isavailableatUSDA Service Centers and online via the RMA Agent Locator: www.rma.usda.gov/en/ Information-Tools/Agent-Locator-Page.
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Cal-Coast Machinery, Inc. Oxnard, CA
Paso Robles, CA Santa Maria, CA
Kern Machinery, Inc. Buttonwillow, CA
Lawrence Tractor Co., Inc. Hanford, CA
Tipton, CA Visalia, CA
Thomason Tractor Co. of CA Firebaugh, CA Valley Truck and Tractor Inc Chico, CA
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